Technical Lead - Trading Technology Platform

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Technical Lead - Trading Technology Platform for a hybrid position located in New York, NY. This is a long-term contract to hire opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop features on the trading real-time event streaming platform (Java-based)
• Take ownership of trading and compliance workstreams, reducing dependency on the Head of Trading Technology for day-to-day delivery
• Mentor and code-review junior and mid-level developers, elevating the overall team capability
• Collaborate with product stakeholders to define and refine trading workflows including order blotter, pre-trade compliance, and order lifecycle management
• Assist in integrating the event-driven platform with downstream systems including their legacy OMS and compliance tooling
• Help standardize engineering practices and guide adoption of the new platform across additional current trading applications
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions, serving as a technical escalation point for the team

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in financial services, within capital markets, trading, or investment management environments
• Strong Java development skills; experience with event-driven or event-sourcing architectures (Kafka, Aeron, custom sequencers, or similar)
• Proven ability to both architect and deliver code as an individual contributor - not just a hands-off architect
• Experience in real-time trading systems (OMS, EMS, order blotter, pre-trade compliance, or similar)
• Ability to mentor developers of varying skill levels and communicate technical direction clearly
• Exposure to Python-based microservices and comfort working in a multi-language environment
• Strong understanding of enterprise software design patterns and distributed systems

Desired skills:

• Background in eventing platforms modeled after matching engine architectures (NASDAQ-style)
• Experience with FIX protocol and broker/execution connectivity
• Familiarity with compliance or regulatory workflows in an asset management context
• Cloud infrastructure experience on Azure, including Kubernetes deployments
• Prior work at top-tier financial institutions (bulge bracket banks or major hedge funds/asset managers)

Pay range: $100.00 - $112.00 per hour

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.