Senior Tech Lead & Architect, Next-Gen Low-Latency Trading

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Citi’s Equities Technology organization seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join the Equities Electronic-Execution (Electronic Trading) team in Jersey City, NJ. You will design, develop, and deliver Citi's next-generation low-latency execution platform, including Algorithmic Trading, Smart Order Routing, Dark Pool & Internalization, and high-throughput market data processing.

Collaborate with traders, quants, and clients to deliver performance improvements, new liquidity sources, and DMA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Core Development: Design, development and maintenance of high-performance, low-latency electronic execution systems.
• Product Collaboration: Partner with traders, quants researchers, and clients to translate needs into features and enhancements.
• Testing: Improve and maintain testing frameworks and environments for reliability and performance at scale.
• AI-Powered SDLC: Leverage AI-powered tools to enhance productivity and code quality.
• Agile & CI/CD: Champion Agile development practices and CI/CD with shift-left testing.

Skills

Low Latency Java

C++

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Automated testing

Job description

Citi’s Equities Technology organization seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join the Equities Electronic-Execution (Electronic Trading) team in Jersey City, NJ. You will design, develop, and deliver Citi's next-generation low-latency execution platform, including Algorithmic Trading, Smart Order Routing, Dark Pool & Internalization, and high-throughput market data processing.

Collaborate with traders, quants, and clients to deliver performance improvements, new liquidity sources, and DMA