Lead Software Engineer - DevOps, Equities Trading
Core
Lead DevOps/SRE engineer ensuring uptime and stability for mission-critical, low-latency electronic equities trading platforms and FIX connectivity.
Role type
Senior IC DevOps/SRE Engineer (Trading Systems)
Builds
Electronic trading platforms, FIX sessions, Kafka-based data pipelines, and operational automation.
Domain
Financial Services / Equities Trading / Low-latency Systems
Required skills
Python, C++, Bash, Linux troubleshooting, Kafka (AWS MSK), CI/CD, Incident Management, Grafana, FIX Protocol, AI-assisted development tools
Preferred skills
Electronic/equities trading domain knowledge, C++ stack trace analysis, ATLAS tools, Incident management runbooks, TCP/IP networking
Technologies
AWS, Kafka, Grafana, Python, C++, Bash, Linux, CI/CD, FIX, AI tools
Responsibilities
Design and troubleshoot creative software solutions for trading systems; Provide daily production support for electronic trading platforms and FIX sessions; Monitor system health via Grafana dashboards; Lead incident triage and service restoration; Investigate recurring issues and implement lasting fixes; Develop and debug secure production code and operational scripts; Operate and support Kafka on AWS; Promote enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices; Troubleshoot Linux systems and network connectivity.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC