Lead Software & Platform Engineer
Core
Lead the design, development, and operational reliability of large-scale, low-latency microservices-based trading platforms within the FX Engineering group.
Role type
Senior IC lead software and platform engineer (Java/SRE)
Builds
High-performance, resilient, observable, and scalable FX trading systems and real-time data processing components
Domain
Financial services (FX trading) + Distributed systems engineering
Required skills
Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Kubernetes, public cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP), low-latency engineering, distributed systems design, JVM tuning, performance optimization, DevOps/CI/CD, network protocols (TCP/HTTP/WebSocket/FIX)
Preferred skills
Helm, service mesh, Terraform, GitLab CI/GitHub Actions/Jenkins
Technologies
Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, GCP, Helm, Terraform, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, TCP, HTTP, WebSocket, FIX
Responsibilities
Design and build production-grade Java microservices; operate services on Kubernetes in public cloud; perform deep technical analysis of complex production issues; provide technical leadership and mentorship; drive continuous improvements in performance, reliability, and developer experience; develop automation for production issue resolution; collaborate on system architecture evolution.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
