Senior Java / Angular Developer / Fintech / Hybrid Princeton, NJ at Motion Recruitment Princeton, NJ

Motion Recruitment; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401(k) match

Additional company benefits

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Healing Strides Counseling in Princeton, NJ, is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to design and enhance high-performance trading applications in a hybrid, full-time role.

Ideal candidates bring deep Java backend expertise with Spring Boot, strong Angular skills, and a track record in capital markets or trading environments. You will work across distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure on AWS, contributing to mission-critical platforms.

Qualifications

• 11-18 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot experience.
• Extensive experience building microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong Kafka/event-streaming experience.
• Strong AWS cloud experience.
• Hands-on Angular development experience.
• Experience working with high-volume, low-latency, or real-time applications.
• Trading, financial markets, brokerage, exchange, or capital markets experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, and scalable application design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications for trading and exchange systems.
• Build scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.
• Develop responsive front-end applications with Angular.
• Design and integrate event-driven systems using Kafka.
• Build and support cloud-based applications and infrastructure on AWS.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and trading teams to deliver new functionality.
• Troubleshoot and optimize high-performance, business-critical applications.
• Contribute to architecture, technical design, testing, and production support.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Angular

Distributed systems

APIs design

Real-time / low-latency apps

Architectural planning

Trading / capital markets

Tools

Kafka

Spring Boot

AWS

Job description

Princeton, New JerseyHybridFull Time$160k - $170k

We are partnered with a leading U.S. financial exchange that provides electronic trading and market infrastructure for the financial markets. The organization is looking for an experienced Full Stack Developer to build and enhance high-performance trading applications in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer with deep Java backend experience and strong Angular skills who has worked in a trading, exchange, brokerage, or capital markets environment. You will work across distributed systems, microservices, cloud infrastructure, and real-time messaging while contributing to mission-critical trading platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications supporting trading and exchange systems
• Build scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices
• Develop responsive front-end applications using Angular
• Design and integrate event-driven systems using Kafka
• Build and support cloud-based applications and infrastructure on AWS
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and trading teams to deliver new functionality
• Troubleshoot and optimize high-performance, business-critical applications
• Contribute to architecture, technical design, testing, and production support

Qualifications

• 11-18 years of professional software development experience
• Strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot experience
• Extensive experience building microservices and distributed systems
• Strong Kafka/event-streaming experience
• Strong AWS cloud experience
• Hands-on Angular development experience
• Experience working with high-volume, low-latency, or real-time applications
• Trading, financial markets, brokerage, exchange, or capital markets experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, and scalable application design

The Offer Compensation & Benefits

$160,000 - $175,000 base salary + Bonus

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401(k) match
• Additional company benefits
• Paid Time Off