Java Full Stack Developer

Position: Sr. Java Full Stack Engineer

Location: Remote (USA) Office location Jersey City, NJ

Must-Have Skills:

Java & Spring Boot Development

KDB+ / q Language Experience

FIX Protocol / FIX Engine

AWS Cloud

Capital Markets / Trading / Brokerage Domain Experience

Highly Preferred (Top Priority):

Low-Latency Trading Systems

Kafka or 29West Messaging

Python & Linux

Event-Driven Distributed Systems

We are seeking a highly experienced software engineer to lead the design and development of next-generation trading systems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on building scalable, resilient, and high-performance trading infrastructure. You’ll collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and drive innovation in a mission-critical environment.

Architect and develop distributed, event-driven trading systems optimized for low latency and high throughput.

Design and implement asynchronous processing frameworks and resilient messaging services.

Collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver robust, end-to-end trading workflows.

Lead performance tuning and optimization efforts across the platform.

Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Support production and non-production environments, including participation in a weekly on-call rotation.

Qualifications Required:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.

10+ years of hands-on software design and development experience.

Expertise in Java, Python, and Linux.

Deep experience with low latency messaging systems (e.g., 29West, Kafka).

Proficiency in KDB+ or other time-series databases.

Strong background in building scalable, distributed, asynchronous, and event-driven applications.

Advanced knowledge of low latency design patterns and performance optimization techniques.

Experience with Capital Markets or Brokerage systems, especially order management.

Solid understanding of the FIX protocol and FIX engines.

Worked with AI developer assist tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot).

Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and uDeploy.

Hands-on experience deploying applications to AWS or other cloud platforms.