Senior Software Engineer

Cantor Fitzgerald; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology services firm in New York is seeking a highly skilled Java Developer to join their Fixed Income Inter-Dealer Brokerage technology team. The role focuses on building and enhancing high-performance applications that support trading operations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in Java development, expertise in Spring and Spring Boot, and familiarity with financial markets. This position offers opportunities for collaboration in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Java development.
• Prior experience in electronic trading systems or financial services technology is a strong plus.
• Experience with at least one web application development framework (e.g., Angular, React).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side Java applications for fixed income trading platforms.
• Implement robust, scalable solutions using Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Optimize application performance for high throughput and low latency in a real-time trading environment.

Skills

Java (8+)

Spring

Spring Boot

Maven

Multithreading

Concurrency

Performance tuning

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Messaging systems

RESTful services

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Spring Framework

GitLab CI/CD

Git

Maven

Splunk

ELK stack

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

BGC Group is seeking a highly skilled Java Developer to join our Fixed Income Inter-Dealer Brokerage technology team. This role focuses on building and enhancing high-performance, low-latency applications that support trading and brokerage operations for global fixed income markets.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side Java applications for fixed income trading platforms.
• Implement robust, scalable solutions using Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Collaborate with business analysts, traders, and other developers to deliver mission-critical features.
• Optimize application performance for high throughput and low latency in a real-time trading environment.
• Ensure code quality through unit tests and end-to-end test automation.
• Participate in DevOps pipeline development and deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD, Git, and Maven.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.

Core Competencies & Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java (8+) with a focus on server-side development.
• Expertise in Spring, Spring Boot, and Maven for enterprise application development.
• Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and performance tuning.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker).
• Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, JMS) and RESTful services.
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• Exposure to financial markets, preferably fixed income or inter-dealer brokerage, is highly desirable.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in Java development.
• Prior experience in electronic trading systems, brokerage platforms, or financial services technology is a strong plus.
• Experience with at least one web application development framework (e.g., Angular, React, or similar).
• Monitoring and observability tools: Splunk, ELK stack, Grafana/Prometheus.

Job Info

• Job Identification 247163
• Posting Date 01/14/2026, 06:26 PM
• Locations 199 Water Street, New York, NY, 10038, US