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# Senior Java Distributed Systems Engineer - Fintech- NYC - Salary up to 300K depending on experience + Benefits

- **Company:** Adaptive Financial Consulting
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $240,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Profiling, Software Quality, Code Review, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Java Application Server, State Machines, Software Library
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f5cbda37-9aa0-497c-90be-24cb3d4e8c50

## About the Role

* Collaborative, with a genuine interest in sharing knowledge and learning from others.
 * Able to use your judgement to prioritise competing demands based on long-term value and explain those priorities to stakeholders.
 * Confident in challenging the status quo and suggesting improvements, both technical and cultural.

YOU HAVE:

 * Experience designing, building, debugging and operating distributed systems.
 * Strong experience developing server-side software in Java.
 * Experience designing and evolving messaging protocols or software libraries.
 * Experience using different forms of testing to support software quality, including correctness and performance.
 * Experience measuring, benchmarking and profiling components or systems.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills.

## Description

We are hiring a Senior Java Distributed Systems Engineer to help build Aeron Sequencer , our technology for applying state machine replication to capital markets. You will work on distributed systems that enable other engineering teams to build performant, reliable software. This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to influence product decisions, architecture, engineering practices, and how we communicate our work., * Write clean, efficient Java code that is maintainable and self-documenting.

 * Design and evolve messaging protocols and software libraries.
 * Troubleshoot and debug Java applications and distributed systems.
 * Drive improvements in correctness and performance through testing, benchmarking, measurement and profiling.
 * Raise the quality of our work through code reviews, pairing and technical discussions.
 * Contribute to product decisions, not just task execution.
 * Keep up to date with relevant software engineering technologies and practices.
 * Communicate technical decisions and priorities clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Join the team's on-call rotation to troubleshoot and resolve production issues once familiar with the systems.