VP, Software Development Manager

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior leader to head software engineering for trading platform applications, guiding modernization and scalable cloud-native solutions.

You will collaborate with Architecture, Product, Data, and Infrastructure teams, drive DevOps and SDLC governance, and ensure high availability, resilience, and top-tier performance across distributed systems used in capital markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership experience overseeing software engineering teams and delivery.
• 3+ years designing or supporting cloud-based solutions using AWS.
• 5+ years in distributed systems, messaging platforms, or related tech.
• Experience with C#, Java, or Python.
• 7+ years supporting high-availability, scalable platforms.
• Experience in financial services or trading technology.
• Strong cloud architecture and modernization strategy capability.
• Strategic problem solving and analytical decision-making.
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
• DevOps, SDLC, and software delivery governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering teams delivering trading platform applications and services.
• Define and execute cloud modernization strategies using AWS and enterprise platforms.
• Partner with Architecture, PM, Data, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders.
• Drive design, development, and deployment of scalable cloud-native and hybrid solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and delivery processes.
• Support cloud services covering compute, storage, containers, databases, integrations, and APIs.
• Promote self-service platform capabilities and productivity improvements.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews and mentorship.
• Ensure platform performance, resiliency, and disaster recovery with SLAs.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor delivery, quality, reliability, and operational metrics.
• Partner with leaders to deliver scalable, high-performing trading tech solutions.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cloud strategy

Distributed systems

C#, Java, Python

Financial services / trading tech

Cross-functional collaboration

DevOps / SDLC governance

Strategic decision making

Tools

AWS (EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, Route53, EFS, EBS)

Kafka / Enterprise Messaging

Event-Streaming Technologies

Automation Frameworks

Self-Service Engineering Platforms

Job description

• Lead software engineering teams developing, modernizing, and supporting trading platform applications and services


• Define and execute cloud modernization strategies using AWS and enterprise platform technologies


• Partner with Architecture, Product Management, Data, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic objectives


• Drive design, development, and deployment of scalable, resilient, secure cloud-native and hybrid platform solutions


• Establish engineering standards, development best practices, modernization frameworks, and software delivery processes


• Support cloud services covering compute, storage, containers, databases, integration, and APIs


• Promote self-service platform capabilities, automation, and engineering productivity improvements


• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, solution design, mentorship, and engineering governance


• Ensure platform performance, resiliency, availability, disaster recovery, and service-level objectives


• Foster collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, inclusion, and innovation


• Monitor engineering delivery, quality, reliability, and operational performance metrics


• Partner with business and technology leaders to deliver scalable, resilient, high-performing trading technology solutions

Requirements

• 5+ years of leadership experience overseeing software engineering teams, technology delivery, and engineering best practices


• 3+ years of experience designing, deploying, or supporting cloud-based solutions using AWS services and modern cloud architecture principles


• 5+ years of experience developing or supporting distributed systems, messaging platforms, event-driven architectures, or related application technologies


• Experience using languages such as C#, Java, or Python


• 7+ years of experience supporting high-availability, scalable, performance-sensitive application platforms


• Experience in financial services, capital markets, trading technology, wealth management, fintech, or related regulated industries


• Technology leadership and engineering team development


• Cloud architecture and modernization strategy


• Strategic problem solving and analytical decision-making


• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management


• DevOps, SDLC, and software delivery governance


• Platform reliability, resiliency, and operational excellence


• Preferred experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, Route53, EFS, and EBS


• Preferred experience with Kafka, enterprise messaging platforms, event-streaming technologies, or distributed integration architectures


• Preferred experience with trading platforms, brokerage operations, advisor technology, or capital markets systems


• Preferred experience leading cloud migration, platform modernization, and transformation initiatives


• Preferred experience building self-service engineering platforms, automation frameworks, or developer enablement capabilities

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading software engineering teams and driving cloud modernization strategies using AWS. Proficient in developing scalable, resilient trading platform solutions while ensuring high availability and operational excellence.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cloud Architecture and Modernization Strategy


• AWS Services (EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, Route53, EFS, EBS)


• Distributed Systems and Event-Driven Architectures


• Technical Leadership and Engineering Team Development


• Financial Services and Trading Technology Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• C#


• Java


• Python


• Cloud-Based Solutions


• DevOps


• SDLC


• Software Delivery Governance


• Platform Reliability


• Scalable Application Development


• High-Availability Systems

Soft Skills

• Strategic Problem Solving


• Analytical Decision-Making


• Cross-Functional Collaboration


• Stakeholder Management


• Continuous Improvement

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services


• Capital Markets


• Trading Technology


• Wealth Management


• Fintech

Tools & Technologies

• Kafka


• Enterprise Messaging Platforms


• Event-Streaming Technologies


• Automation Frameworks


• Self-Service Engineering Platforms