Senior Java Full-Stack Engineer: Low-Latency Trading

Dexian; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian seeks a highly experienced Java Full Stack Engineer to lead design and development of next-generation trading systems. The role is hybrid, with Jersey City, NJ and Westlake, TX locations, combining hands-on coding with technical leadership.

You will architect distributed, low-latency trading infrastructure, implement asynchronous processing, and ensure robust end-to-end workflows while mentoring engineers and participating in on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of hands-on software design and development experience.
• Expertise in Java, Python, and Linux.
• Deep experience with low latency messaging systems (e.g., 29West, Kafka).
• Proficiency in KDB+ or other time-series databases.
• Strong background in building scalable, distributed, asynchronous, and event-driven applications.
• Advanced knowledge of low latency design patterns and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with Capital Markets or Brokerage systems, especially order management.
• Solid understanding of the FIX protocol and FIX engines.
• Worked with AI developer assist tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and uDeploy.
• Hands-on experience deploying applications to AWS or other cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop distributed, event-driven trading systems optimized for low latency and high throughput.
• Design and implement asynchronous processing frameworks and resilient messaging services.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver robust, end-to-end trading workflows.
• Lead performance tuning and optimization efforts across the platform.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Support production and non-production environments, including participation in a weekly on-call rotation.

Skills

Java/Spring API Development

Fixed Protocols

AWS

KDB+ experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kafka

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Dexian seeks a highly experienced Java Full Stack Engineer to lead design and development of next-generation trading systems. The role is hybrid, with Jersey City, NJ and Westlake, TX locations, combining hands-on coding with technical leadership.

You will architect distributed, low-latency trading infrastructure, implement asynchronous processing, and ensure robust end-to-end workflows while mentoring engineers and participating in on-call rotations.