Senior Lead Software Engineer - Equities Electronic Trading

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (3 days onsite)

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a senior technologist to define and build a next-generation electronic trading platform. You will lead architecture, design, and delivery of low-latency trading systems, working with business stakeholders and senior leaders in a global financial institution.

The role focuses on architecture, performance optimization, and building scalable microservices in a hybrid NYC-area environment. Strong Java and market-data expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience building low-latency distributed systems.
• Background developing electronic trading or algorithmic trading platforms.
• Experience with FIX and market data-driven systems.
• Experience designing and scaling microservices architectures.
• Ability to work with business stakeholders and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of high-performance, low-latency trading systems.
• Design and build execution infrastructure, trading services, and algorithmic trading capabilities.
• Develop and optimize distributed Java applications using microservices.
• Partner with quantitative researchers, product leaders, and senior technology stakeholders.
• Drive engineering best practices across design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Mentor engineers and influence the technical direction of the platform.

Skills

Low-latency systems

Distributed systems

Algorithmic trading

Microservices

FIX protocol

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

KDB+

Solace

AMPS

Chronicle

Job description

A leading global financial institution is investing heavily in a multi-year greenfield electronic trading buildout and is seeking a senior technologist to help define and build its next-generation execution platform. This is a highly visible opportunity to drive the architecture, design, and delivery of business-critical trading systems that sit at the core of the firm's electronic trading strategy.

What You'll Do

• Lead the architecture and development of high-performance, low-latency trading systems
• Design and build execution infrastructure, trading services, and algorithmic trading capabilities
• Develop and optimize distributed Java applications leveraging modern microservices architecture
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers, product leaders, and senior technology stakeholders
• Drive engineering best practices across design, development, testing, and deployment
• Mentor engineers and influence the technical direction of the broader platform
• Solve complex performance, scalability, and resiliency challenges within a real-time trading environment

Must Have

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience building low-latency, distributed systems
• Background developing electronic trading or algorithmic trading platforms
• Experience with smart order routing, execution workflows, or benchmark algorithms
• Strong understanding of FIX and market data-driven systems
• Experience designing and scaling microservices architectures
• Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and senior leadership

Preferred Backgrounds

• Electronic Equities Trading
• Cash Equities Technology
• Algorithmic Trading Technology
• Market-Making Platforms
• High-Frequency Trading Firms
• Front-Office Technology teams at major investment banks

Nice to Have

• KDB+, Solace, AMPS, Chronicle, or similar messaging technologies
• Rust or other high-performance programming languages
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives

Location: NYC or Jersey City (Hybrid, 3 Days Per Week)

Tech Stack: Java, Low Latency, Electronic Trading, Algorithmic Trading, Smart Order Routing, FIX, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Market Data, KDB+, Execution System