Sr. Backend Engineer II - US Stocks
Core
Design, build, and run scalable backend services for trading US stocks, handling order flow, balances, market data, and portfolio features.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (trading infrastructure)
Builds
Scalable, secure backend services and APIs for trading, funding, market data, and portfolio features
Domain
Fintech / US Stock Trading
Required skills
Java, Go, microservices, REST/gRPC, Kafka, Redis, relational/NoSQL databases, cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), containers, CI/CD
Preferred skills
Brokerage/trading experience, FIX protocol, WebSocket streaming, Alpaca/Interactive Brokers platforms
Technologies
Java, Go, Kafka, Redis, GCP, AWS
Responsibilities
Design resilient order routing logic across multiple Liquidity Providers; own end-to-end features including monitoring and on-call; handle US-specific events like dividends and stock splits; investigate production incidents and perform root cause analysis; mentor mid-level engineers; lead design reviews and code reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC