Staff & Senior Core Java/Matching Engine Engineer(s) Needed

The Cypress Group

United States

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 300,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A financial services company in the United States seeks Staff & Senior Core Java/Matching Engine Engineers to join their team in NYC. Candidates should have strong Java experience, knowledge of high volume systems, and skills with multi-threaded and real-time systems. This full-time position offers a competitive salary between $150,000 and $300,000, along with benefits like medical insurance, 401(k), and tuition assistance. A self-starter with good communication skills will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

5+ years experience working with high volume systems.
Experience with matching engines and smart order routing.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

Work on building and modernizing the production trading platform.
Be involved in trading systems projects.

Skills

Strong Java on Linux

Experience with multi-threaded real time systems

Experience optimizing systems for performance

Strong relational db experience (MS SQLServer/Sybase/Postgres)

FIX protocol knowledge

Experience UNIX shell scripting

Experience with 24x7 always on applications

Big data experience with HBASE

Good communications skills

Understanding of AWS

Education

Education from Top School

Tools

Docker

Aeron and Sequencer Architecture

Job description

Staff & Senior Core Java/Matching Engine Engineer(s) Needed

This range is provided by The Cypress Group. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus and RSUs

International financial firm needs 2 team members to help build scale out and modernize production trading platform. 2 days a week in their downtown office in NYC.

Candidate must have experience working with high volume systems.

Candidate will be expected to be able to hit the ground running on projects such as trading systems (i.e. matching engines, smart order routing, etc.)

Qualifications

Strong Java on Linux, approx 5+ years experience
Experience with multi-threaded real time systems
Experience optimizing systems for performance
Strong relational db experience (MS SQLServer/Sybase/Postgres)
FIX protocol knowledge is a must
Experience UNIX shell scripting and with scripting languages (any one of python/perl/ruby)
Experience with 24x7 always on applications in which downtime is limited and operational tools are important
Big data experience with HBASE and map/reduce environment.
Small company experience is a plus.
Education from Top School
Candidate is expected to be/have:
Good communications skills.
A self-starter, able to work independently and as part of a team.
Capable picking up a wide range of technologies that they may not have worked with on in the past.
An awareness of working in a customer facing business and develop an understanding of the impact of their work.
Understanding of AWS.
Implemented Docker into an environment is an advantage.
Aeron AND Or Sequencer Architecture experience is an advantage.