Senior Trading Systems Engineer

ZipRecruiter; New York (NY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Prometheum, a leading fintech company, seeks a Senior Trading Systems Engineer to enhance its trading platforms. This fully remote role involves optimizing trading efficiency with state-of-the-art technologies, developing trading systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates possess extensive experience in trading systems, strong programming skills in Rust and TypeScript, and a passion for solving complex trading challenges.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience

Health, Vision & Dental Insurance

Fully remote position with equipment provided

Visa sponsorship possible for the right candidate

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in trading systems development.
• Expert knowledge in limit-based order books and order management systems.
• Proficiency in Rust and TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine high-performance trading systems focusing on order management.
• Manage proprietary trading APIs ensuring robust connectivity.
• Collaborate with trading operations to deliver scalable technical solutions.

Skills

Limit-based order books

Order management systems

Trading APIs

Message queue technologies

Rust

TypeScript

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ZeroMQ

Redis Streams

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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About Us:-

Since its founding in 2017, Prometheum has leveraged its deep expertise in securities law, blockchain and trading to create a compliant ecosystem for digital asset securities that enables all investors to seamlessly invest in digital assets securities. Prometheum has relied on its strong diverse team to build the tools to service digital asset securities. To date, Prometheum has built multiple broker-dealers traversing novel areas and a large technology stack (intersecting trading, blockchain, compliance, etc.). We continue to grow and are looking for hardworking hungry individuals that can contribute to our already great fintech company culture as we traverse new and exciting areas that require a thirst for solving complicated problems.

Role:-

Senior Trading Systems Engineer - Full Time W2

Salary Range:-
$180,000 - $280,000 (Base)

Location:-
Fully remote, USA

Position Summary:-
As a Senior Trading Systems Engineer at Prometheum, you will be a pivotal part of our development team, focusing on the advancement and optimization of our trading platforms. Your deep expertise in limit-based order books, order management systems, trading APIs, and message queue/bus systems will be crucial in driving our trading efficiency and strengthening our position in the market. In collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will apply state-of-the-art technologies to keep us at the forefront of the trading industry.

Key Responsibilities:-

• Take a senior engineering position in the development and refinement of high-performance trading systems, with a particular focus on limit-based order books and order management systems.
• Lead the integration and management of our proprietary trading APIs (WebSocket) and FIX connector, ensuring seamless and robust market connectivity.
• Design and oversee the implementation of message queue and message bus systems (Redis Streams, Protobuf) optimizing for high throughput and low latency.
• Collaborate closely with the trading operations team to convert complex requirements into reliable and scalable technical solutions.
• Conduct thorough work with testing and QA to maintain system integrity and performance, preparing for and managing peak trading volumes.
• Proactively tackle system performance issues, devising and implementing solutions to enhance trading efficiency and effectiveness.

Required Skills and Experience:-

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of direct experience in trading systems development, with specific accomplishments in building limit-based order books, order management systems, trading APIs, and messaging systems.
• Proficiency in modern programming including Rust and TypeScript, with a focus on efficacy and appropriate pattern use.
• Expert knowledge of message queue and message bus technologies, including significant contributions to systems using one of the following: Kafka, RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, Redis Streams.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced trading environment.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable additional skills:-

• Extensive experience with the FIX protocol and a proven track record of integrating with a variety of trading platforms and exchanges.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Background in financial markets, trading strategies, and quantitative analysis.
• Previous exposure to a high-frequency trading (HFT) environment.

Benefits:-

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Excellent benefits including:- Health, Vision & Dental Insurance.
• Fully remote position with equipment provided.
• Visa sponsorship is possible for the right candidate.

Prometheum is an equal opportunity employer.

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