Fluent Technologies is a prominent software provider delivering ultra-low-latency financial systems to tier-1 banks across the EU and US. Our solutions support algorithmic trading, market access, risk management, price adaptation, liquidity aggregation, and more. As we expand our customer base and continue to grow our product offering, we are seeking a Development Group Leader to lead a team of engineers working on high-performance, mission-critical systems.
The development group consists of approximately 120 engineers across various roles, including core development, GUI development, QA, DevOps, and DBA, all working with a range of technologies. The software we develop operates in microsecond latencies and is used by all our customers, though it is not multi-tenant.
It is an On-site position in our Jerusalem office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead sprint planning and ensure effective project delivery.
- Directly manage part of the development team, fostering collaboration and growth.
- Oversee system architecture during design reviews, ensuring optimal solutions.
- Communicate directly with customers to understand their needs and gather requirements.
- Take ownership of the full development cycle, from specifications through design, coding, and unit testing.
- Ensure high standards of quality, performance, and reliability across all software products.
- 4+ years of experience managing large engineering teams, including multiple team leaders and cross-functional teams (developers and QA).
- Strong experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum or similar).
- Proven experience working with mission-critical, high-availability systems
- Direct interaction with external customers, including involvement in gathering requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
- Experience as a system architect, with a solid understanding of large-scale, complex software systems.
- Expertise in developing high-performance software, code optimization, and latency measurement.
- Solid knowledge of Linux environments, with a strong background in multi-threading and multi-processing.
- Strong hands-on/technical background in C++ programming.
- At least 7 years of hands-on software development experience in a related field
- Fluency in English is essential.
Advantages:
- Experience in the financial industry and algorithmic trading.
- Experience in .NET / C#.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience managing large engineering teams, including multiple team leaders and cross-functional teams
- Strong experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum
- Experience with mission-critical, high-availability systems
- Direct interaction with external customers, including requirements gathering and translating requirements into technical solutions
- Experience as a system architect with understanding of large-scale, complex software systems
- Expertise in high-performance software development, code optimization, and latency measurement
- Solid knowledge of Linux environments, multithreading, and multiprocessing
- Strong hands-on technical background in C++ programming
- At least 7 years of hands-on software development experience in a related field
- Fluency in English
- Experience in the financial industry and algorithmic trading
- Experience with .NET or C#
What We Do
Established in 2011, Fluent Trade Technologies is the world's fastest financial technology provider, offering a comprehensive, turn-key solution for automated trading systems and brokers. Certified with over 100 FX trading venues representing over 95% of FX liquidity, Fluent Trade Technologies delivers an end-to-end solution through a unified API for both Maker and Taker, enabling its customers to focus on their core businesses. Fluent’s customers transact billions of dollars daily through its ecosystem, leveraging the company’s expertise in data processing, trading, large database warehousing, data distribution, monitoring and pre trade risk management solution for FX Prime Brokers and their hedge fund customers. We hiring in multiple location - explore our open positions: https://www.comeet.com/jobs/fluenttech/E5.00E
