Senior Java Full Stack Engineer Low-Latency Trading Remote

Eliassen Group; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr. Java Full Stack Engineer to lead design and development of next-gen electronic trading systems within a high-performing engineering group.

You will architect distributed, event-driven platforms, optimize for low latency and high throughput, mentor engineers, and drive platform performance and resilience. The role requires W2 eligibility with benefits, and a focus on production support, on-call rotations, and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software design and development experience.
• Expertise in Java, Python, and Linux.
• Deep experience with low latency messaging systems such as 29West or Kafka.
• Proficiency in KDB+ or other time-series databases.
• 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.
• Experience with AI developer tools such as 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.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and thrive in a collaborative team environment.
• Willingness to support production systems and participate in on-call rotations, including occasional weekend support.

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

Python

Linux

Kafka

Low latency

Distributed systems

Capital Markets

FIX protocol

CI/CD

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent

Tools

GitHub

Maven

Jenkins

Artifactory

uDeploy

KDB+

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Sr. Java Full Stack Engineer to lead design and development of next-gen electronic trading systems within a high-performing engineering group.

You will architect distributed, event-driven platforms, optimize for low latency and high throughput, mentor engineers, and drive platform performance and resilience. The role requires W2 eligibility with benefits, and a focus on production support, on-call rotations, and collaboration across teams.