CareerPlan

Executive Director - Sr. Technical Lead - Electronic Trading Platform

New York, New York, United States of AmericaFull-time$195k–$275k2026-09-02 → 2026-10-24

Core

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance global electronic trading platforms for institutional users, enabling new businesses and managing risk across equities, derivatives, FX, and commodities.

Role type

Senior Technical Lead (hands-on IC with leadership)

Builds

Resilient, business-critical trading systems supporting rapid execution and risk management

Domain

Financial services / Electronic trading

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Architecture of high-performance/low-latency systems, distributed systems, mentoring, Agile delivery, AI-assisted engineering tools, financial markets knowledge (equities, derivatives, FX, rates, commodities), stakeholder management, systematic problem solving

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of business-critical trading systems from architecture to production support; Act as primary technical partner to traders, desk heads, and product partners; Lead and mentor developers to set technical direction and standards; Drive Agile delivery with risk, compliance, and infrastructure teams; Use AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly; Remain hands-on in architecture, development, code review, and troubleshooting

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership