Senior Software Engineer

Hudson
New York, United States of America
27 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 119K

Job location

New York, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
Artificial Intelligence
Algorithmic Trading
Application Performance Management
Software Design Patterns
High-Frequency Trading
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Performance Tuning
Software Engineering
Concurrency
Firebase
Containerization
Low Latency
Optimization Algorithms
Hardware Infrastructure
Virtual Agents
Docker
Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in low-latency, high-performance Core Java development to support and enhance electronic trading systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and maintaining high-throughput market applications, working with real-time streaming data, and optimizing systems for performance, concurrency, and scalability., * Design, develop, and maintain low-latency trading and market data applications.

  • Build and enhance microservices-based trading platforms.
  • Process and manage thousands of market quotes per second from multiple sources.
  • Support production trading systems and troubleshoot performance issues.
  • Collaborate within a small engineering team on feature development and system enhancements.
  • Optimize application performance through benchmarking, profiling, and tuning.
  • Implement advanced Core Java techniques including concurrency, primitive specialization, and zero-allocation programming.
  • Apply low-latency design patterns such as Disruptor and lock-free programming.
  • Work with order book mechanics and electronic trading workflows.
  • Deploy and support applications in GCP and on-premise environments.
  • Utilize Docker for deployment and containerization.
  • Work with PostgreSQL and MongoDB/Firebase environments.
  • Explore and leverage AI-assisted development tools, including Gemini and Agentic AI solutions.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Trading platforms?, * 5+ years of software engineering experience.

  • Strong Core Java development experience.
  • Experience with low-latency or high-frequency trading systems.
  • Knowledge of electronic trading and market data systems.
  • Expertise in Java concurrency and high-throughput application design.
  • Experience with lock-free programming and Disruptor patterns.
  • Understanding of order book mechanics and market structure.
  • Experience with micro-benchmarking and performance optimization.
  • Production support experience for critical trading applications.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL.
  • Exposure to GCP and/or on-premise infrastructure.

Preferred Skills

  • Docker and containerized deployments.
  • MongoDB and Firebase exposure.
  • Experience with Gemini AI tools and Agentic AI frameworks.
  • Knowledge of hardware, OS-level performance tuning, and cache optimization techniques.

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