Software Engineer

Ethifinance
Barcelona, Spain
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
€40,000.0 - €60,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Algorithmic Trading C++ (Programming Language) Profiling Code Review Databases Concurrency Controls Distributed Systems Financial Information EXchange Python (Programming Language) Message Broker Enterprise Messaging Systems
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Object-Oriented Software Development Performance Tuning Service-Oriented Architecture Systems Architecture System Availability Grafana Concurrency Backend Event Driven Architecture Low Latency Performance Monitor Front End Software Development Dynatrace Programming Languages

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Advisory Suite based in Spain. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in building and scaling advanced advisory and trading-related services that support a growing financial technology ecosystem. This position offers the opportunity to work on highly performant, distributed systems handling complex financial workflows such as portfolio management, block trading, and retirement investment services. You will contribute across the full technology stack, from low-level performance optimization to high-level system architecture. Working within a collaborative and fast-moving environment, you will help shape critical technical decisions while delivering reliable and scalable solutions. The role is ideal for engineers who thrive in challenging environments, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to make a significant impact on the future of financial services infrastructure. Accountabilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable services supporting advisory and investment management products, including portfolio management, block trading, and retirement-focused solutions. Architect and optimize distributed systems with a strong focus on performance, reliability, scalability, and high availability. Contribute to both backend and frontend development efforts while ensuring seamless integration across platforms and services. Make critical technical decisions regarding system design, data modeling, concurrency management, and infrastructure architecture. Improve system throughput and latency through performance tuning and low-level optimization techniques. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products and exceptional user experiences. Support the evolution of financial transaction systems and ensure operational excellence in production environments. Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and engineering best practices to maintain high development standards.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Software Engineer, with senior-level expertise strongly preferred. Previous hands-on experience developing trading, exchange, market-making, algorithmic trading, quantitative trading, OMS, EMS, or other financial transaction systems is required. Strong background in system design, service-oriented architecture, object-oriented data modeling, and distributed systems. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C, C++, Go, Rust, Zig, Java, Scala, or Python. Deep understanding of scalability, high availability, concurrency control, databases, algorithms, and messaging systems. Experience optimizing low-latency and high-throughput applications. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset. Familiarity with message brokers and event-driven architectures. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in distributed teams. Knowledge of the FIX protocol is considered a plus. Experience with observability tools, distributed tracing, continuous profiling, benchmarking, and performance monitoring is advantageous.

Benefits & conditions

Competitive salary package. Equity or stock option opportunities. Comprehensive health benefits. One-time home office setup allowance. Monthly remote work stipend. Fully remote and globally distributed work environment. Opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial technology products at scale. Exposure to complex technical challenges and significant ownership of projects. Collaborative, diverse, and international team culture. Career growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding organization. How Jobgether works

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