Senior Full-Stack Architect for High-Performance Trading

Factset; New York (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

FactSet is seeking a Principal Software Architect to design and build high-performance Order Management System features across backend Java and frontend components. You will mentor engineers, participate in code reviews, and drive scalability and low latency in mission-critical trading applications.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams, architectural planning, and delivering robust software in a fast-paced financial environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong problem-solving and execution skills.
• Experience in financial trading ecosystem is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance OMS features across backend (Java) and frontend.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, mentor juniors, uphold code quality and performance.
• Optimize application performance for backend and frontend, focusing on scalability and low latency.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across frontend and backend in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and technical documentation.

Skills

Java

Full-stack engineering

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Job description

FactSet is seeking a Principal Software Architect to design and build high-performance Order Management System features across backend Java and frontend components. You will mentor engineers, participate in code reviews, and drive scalability and low latency in mission-critical trading applications.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams, architectural planning, and delivering robust software in a fast-paced financial environment.