Senior Trading Platform Engineer II

Forge Global; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Forge Global is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II focused on trading engineering to drive low-latency trading capabilities and scalable platform architecture. You will partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to embed trading tech into Forge Marketplace, enhancing user performance and reliability.

The role requires 2–3 days in the office in San Francisco, CA, with a strong emphasis on delivering high-quality software, mentoring teammates, and shaping technical direction for trading

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5–8 years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of development experience in compiled, object-oriented languages (e.g., TypeScript, C#, Java).
• Experience with real-time data processing and event-driven systems (WebSockets, Kafka).
• Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing production deployments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), proficiency with Git, GitHub, and Agile tools such as JIRA.
• Experience in Private Markets or Financial Services, especially financial market data.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, proven ability to unblock and mentor other engineers.
• Strong track record of delivery in high-performance engineering environments, commitment to diversity, inclusion, and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver software on time with accurate estimates.
• Take ownership of production changes, including monitoring and maintaining runbooks.
• Provide high-quality code reviews and help improve team engineering standards.
• Design scalable and resilient trading platform architecture with a focus on performance.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to technical direction.
• Serve as a technical expert for trading systems for internal teams and external partners.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Solve complex engineering challenges, particularly within code generation frameworks.

Skills

Real-time processing

Event-driven architecture

WebSockets

Kafka

High-performance delivery

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

GitHub

JIRA

Job description

Forge Global is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II focused on trading engineering to drive low-latency trading capabilities and scalable platform architecture. You will partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to embed trading tech into Forge Marketplace, enhancing user performance and reliability.

The role requires 2–3 days in the office in San Francisco, CA, with a strong emphasis on delivering high-quality software, mentoring teammates, and shaping technical direction for trading