Senior Software Engineer - Real-Time Multi-Asset OMS

Certus Recruitment Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Certus Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in New York, NY, Hybrid. You will design and build a mission-critical, multi-asset Order Management System from the ground up, taking ownership of architecture and delivery.

You will apply expert Python for backend services, strong C++ in low-latency environments, and drive real-time streaming pipelines and trading integrations across asset classes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of production trading systems experience.
• Expert-level Python for backend services, integrations and data processing.
• Strong C++ experience in high-performance or low-latency environments.
• Experience with Smart Order Routing and exchange connectivity.
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architecture and messaging.
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS or similar technologies.
• Strong PostgreSQL and high-volume data processing experience.
• Experience building real-time streaming systems and scalable data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, execution, reconciliation and trading workflows.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing a scalable multi-asset OMS.
• Owning the full trade lifecycle, including order routing, execution, allocations, positions and reconciliation.
• Building FIX, exchange, custodian and third-party trading integrations.
• Developing high-performance market data and execution pipelines.
• Scaling the platform to support high volumes of concurrent orders and multiple asset classes.
• Evolving the platform towards a fully real-time trading environment.
• Working closely with technical and executive leadership on long-term architecture.

Skills

Python

C++

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQS

AWS

Trading systems

Tools

FIX connectivity

Job description

Certus Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in New York, NY, Hybrid. You will design and build a mission-critical, multi-asset Order Management System from the ground up, taking ownership of architecture and delivery.

You will apply expert Python for backend services, strong C++ in low-latency environments, and drive real-time streaming pipelines and trading integrations across asset classes.