FIX Connectivity Engineer
Selby Jennings
Bala Cynwyd, United States of America
1 month ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Intermediate Compensation
$ 350KJob location
Bala Cynwyd, United States of America
Tech stack
Algorithmic Trading
Unix
Software Debugging
Linux
Monitoring of Systems
Session Management
Software Deployment
SQL Databases
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Job description
- Build, configure, and maintain FIX connections with clients, brokers, exchanges, and trading systems
- Oversee the full onboarding process, including requirements gathering, session setup, certification, and production deployment
- Investigate and resolve issues within FIX message flows such as order submissions, cancellations, executions, and session stability
- Monitor trading connectivity to identify and address problems like rejects, disconnections, and performance delays
- Manage configuration elements including routing logic, instrument mappings, and account setups
- Partner with internal teams and external counterparties to ensure stable and efficient trading connectivity
- Contribute to incident management efforts by diagnosing root causes and implementing long-term fixes
Requirements
Do you have experience in Systems & applications support?, * Minimum 3 years of experience in electronic trading environments, focusing on FIX connectivity or trading system support
- Solid knowledge of FIX messaging across both session management and trade-related communication
- Understanding of trading workflows, including order handling and execution processing
- Proven ability to debug and resolve connectivity issues using logs and monitoring tools
- Experience working in live production environments with structured change and incident processes, * Familiarity with scripting, querying, or automation tools (e.g., SQL)
- Exposure to trading platforms such as Bloomberg EMSX, Fidessa, FlexTrade, or similar systems
- Understanding of market connectivity, including exchange integrations and order routing behavior
- Experience supporting onboarding or certification of client or vendor connections
- Comfort working within Linux or Unix-based systems