- Design, develop, test, and document reliable, high‑performance Java applications for a real‑time FX trading platform.
- Translate business and product requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Lead architecture and design of complex, distributed, latency‑sensitive trading systems.
- Establish technical direction and mentor engineers on design, code quality, testing, and best practices.
- Partner with technology and business stakeholders to shape the engineering roadmap.
- Diagnose and resolve critical production incidents, performing root‑cause analysis and preventive improvements.
- Evaluate and promote emerging technologies, including AI‑assisted tools, to enhance engineering efficiency.
- Ensure systems are resilient, highly available, and fault‑tolerant.
- Support 24/7 production environments with minimal downtime.
- Drive performance optimization for scalability, reliability, and low latency.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including high‑performance Java development.
- Hands‑on experience building and supporting multithreaded, distributed, real‑time trading systems.
- Proven track record leading technical design and architectural decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence engineering standards.
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and distributed‑system design.
- Expertise optimizing applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and latency.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Experience with Linux environments, scripting, network programming, and relational databases (e.g., Oracle).
- Background in electronic order handling, FIX protocol, and market‑data processing is a plus.
Compensation Expectations: $150,000 - $250,000 Base Salary
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including high-performance Java development
- Hands-on experience building and supporting multithreaded, distributed, real-time trading systems
- Experience leading technical design and architectural decisions
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing engineering standards
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and distributed-system design
- Expertise optimizing applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and latency
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience with Linux environments, scripting, network programming, and relational databases such as Oracle
- Background in electronic order handling, FIX protocol, and market-data processing
What We Do
Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading global financial services firm, serving clients from over 30 offices around the world. Founded in 1945 as a securities brokerage and investment bank, the firm pioneered computer-based bond trading, built one of the broadest distribution networks in the industry and became the market’s premier dealer of government securities. Today, Cantor Fitzgerald is known for its strength across a diverse array of businesses, including equity and fixed income capital markets, investment banking, commercial real estate finance and services, prime brokerage, asset management and wealth management, and e-commerce and online ventures. In all its businesses, the firm is an acknowledged leader in developing advanced technologies to expand market access, and help clients achieve their most important financial and strategic objectives. This commitment to client-centered innovation has led to enduring relationships with many of the world’s most demanding institutional investors and corporations. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.
