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LiquidityBook is seeking a talented and experienced Lead Software Engineer to join our Integrations and Market Data team. This is a hands-on role, where you will design and develop financial trading applications, work with our market data infrastructure, build and maintain our FIX infrastructure and tooling, as well as our external APIs and integrations with other systems. You will be part of a team working on mission-critical systems, leveraging object-oriented programming, primarily in Java, to build scalable, robust trading applications.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance features across complex, multi-threaded backend (Java) components.
- Design, build and maintain FIX connectivity and the tools used to manage it.
- Bring in and distribute market data from vendors such as Bloomberg and FactSet
- Build and maintain external APIs and integrations with other systems
- Collaborate with product managers and other engineers to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and uphold high standards for code quality, usability, and performance.
- Optimize application performance, focusing on scalability and low latency.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues within a fast-paced financial trading environment.
- Contribute to feature planning, architectural discussions, and technical documentation.
Job Requirements:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience required
- Strong unit testing experience
- Excellent problem-solving and execution skills
- Strong code review skills
- Mentor others on the team when needed
Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of the financial trading ecosystem
- Java engineering experience
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant
The budgeted salary range for this position in the states of Connecticut and New York is $130,000.00 - $165,000.00
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong unit testing experience
- Strong JavaScript development experience
- Excellent problem-solving and execution skills
- Strong code review skills
- Ability to mentor other team members
- Willingness to work hybrid
- Knowledge of the financial trading ecosystem
- Full-stack engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant field
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental/vision in some descriptions, and life and disability insurance. Company-wide wellness days and region-specific add-ons (e.g., Vitality PMI, Bupa dental, Health Shield cashback) further reinforce a strong health-and-wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings support is consistently included as part of the core package through retirement savings plans. The presence of these programs is framed as a meaningful component of total rewards beyond base salary.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase program is highlighted as a standard part of the total rewards package. This provides a pathway to share ownership alongside cash compensation.
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What We Do
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. For 40 years, through market changes and technological progress, our focus has always been to provide exceptional client service. From more than 60 offices in 23 countries, we’re all working together toward the goal of creating value for our clients, and we’re proud that 95% of asset managers who use FactSet continue to use FactSet, year after year. As big as we grow, as far as we reach, and as successful as we become, we stay connected to our clients and to each other.
