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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** GMS Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Github, Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, OAuth, OpenID, SignalR, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, TypeScript, WebSocket, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Enterprise Integration, Data Management, Restful APIs, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/founding-engineer-ny--9cbc7a0b-ff89-48e0-b6fc-488dd5002464

## About the Role

System Integration (SI), Capital Markets, Brokerage, Authentication, Application Programming Interface (API), Identity Data Management, Docker, GitHub, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment/Delivery

## Description

* Design, build and maintain core backend services supporting the trading platform
 * Lead secure integration of third-party trading, brokerage and authentication systems
 * Review and harden externally developed code before production deployment
 * Develop integrations with trading APIs, OMS and market data providers
 * Build scalable real-time services
 * Enhance authentication and identity management
 * Improve scalability, observability, and production readiness
 * Collaborate across engineering teams / Support production environments / Promote engineering best practices

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

 * TypeScript, Node.js, REST APIs, Serverless, Event-driven architecture, Microservices
 * PostgreSQL, Row-Level Security
 * OAuth2, OIDC, PKCE, JWT, Token Exchange, SSO
 * Brokerage APIs, Trading APIs, OMS/EMS, Market Data
 * WebSockets, SignalR
 * Docker, CI/CD, GitHub, Monitoring