Job Description

Salary: $176,800 - 178,880 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or an equivalent qualification
• 10+ years of hands-on software design and development experience
• Expertise in Java, Python, and Linux
• Deep experience with low-latency messaging systems such as 29West or Kafka
• Proficiency in KDB+ or another time-series database
• Strong background developing scalable, distributed, asynchronous, event-driven applications
• Advanced knowledge of low-latency design patterns and performance optimization
• Experience with Capital Markets or brokerage systems, particularly order management
• Solid understanding of the FIX protocol and FIX engines
• Experience using AI developer-assistance tools such as GitHub Copilot
• Experience with CI/CD tools including GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and uDeploy
• Hands-on experience deploying applications to AWS or another cloud platform
• Ability to understand complex end-to-end systems and identify performance, scalability, and resilience bottlenecks
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and contribute effectively in a collaborative team
• Self-directed approach to innovation and ability to work with leadership
• Willingness to support production systems and join on-call rotations, including occasional weekend support

• Lead the hands-on design and development of next-generation trading systems and infrastructure
• Architect and build distributed, event-driven trading systems designed for low latency and high throughput
• Design and implement asynchronous processing frameworks and resilient messaging services
• Work with internal and external teams to deliver robust, end-to-end trading workflows
• Lead platform performance tuning and optimization
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices
• Support production and non-production environments, including a weekly on-call rotation

• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Copilot
• GitHub
• Support
• Java
• Jenkins
• Kafka
• Linux
• Maven
• Python
• Fullstack

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We are seeking a highly experienced software engineer for a technical leadership role in a mission-critical trading environment, where you will collaborate across teams and help advance scalable, resilient, high-performance systems. This is a remote contract position with working hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and an advertised rate of $85–$86 per hour. At Randstad Digital, we welcome applicants of all abilities and provide reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process. Pay is based on factors such as education, experience, location, duties, and certifications. Eligible benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, accidental death and dismemberment, life insurance, short-term disability, and a 401(k) plan.

last updated 42 week of 2026

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