Senior Java Trading Systems Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Java Trading Systems Engineer
• Focus: ultra-low-latency trading backend (algorithmic order management and order routing)
• Work mode: fully remote
• Eligibility: residents of Poland or Romania (legal work permission required)

Description

You will design and implement robust, low-latency backend services for equities and FX trading systems, including algorithmic order management and order routing. This is a core team role on an actively developed system (greenfield and semi-greenfield work), with direct collaboration across North America and Europe.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust software solutions for equities and FX trading systems using core Java
• Build high-performance backend services that algorithmically manage and route orders
• Create thorough test cases to ensure stability and reliability
• Collaborate with operations teams regarding building new features and improving existing functionality

Requirements

• Current Java programming experience; strong understanding of algorithms, complexity, and multi-threading, and Java language capabilities and standard libraries
• Good knowledge of data structures, including the Java Collections Framework
• Proven experience building backend services for front-office trading systems
• Deep understanding of front-office workflows and electronic trading platforms (any asset class)
• Built or contributed to algorithmic order management systems or order routing systems (any asset class)
• Expertise in multi-threading, event-driven systems, and performance tuning
• Ability to break down complex workflows into maintainable, high-quality solutions
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in high-stakes, trader-facing environments
• Knowledge required to build low-latency trading systems (microseconds)
• Ability to align work with a 6-hour overlap with US Eastern business hours
• English proficiency
• Residents of Poland or Romania with legal permission to work in Poland or Romania

Benefits

• Work that matters in the financial domain and builds a high-performance trading system
• Professional growth with a supportive, highly capable team
• Direct collaboration with client teams in North America and Europe
• Long-term commitment with no fixed-scope/outsourcing constraints
• Increasing schedule flexibility post-onboarding
• Competitive compensation and ample time-off options