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Full Stack Software Engineer – Trading Platform

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Summary

Full-stack engineer at a Sydney trading firm building internal applications, APIs, microservices, and data pipelines that support trading operations and quantitative teams, along with interactive dashboards in cloud-based environments.

Build scalable, high-performance full-stack applications, APIs, data pipelines, and interactive dashboards supporting trading operations, quantitative teams, and financial workflows across modern cloud-based technology environments.

What You'll Do:

  1. Design, build, and maintain robust full-stack applications.
  2. Develop internal tools and dashboards for trading, operations, and quantitative teams.
  3. Build APIs, microservices, and data pipelines connecting trading platforms and data providers.
  4. Create rich, interactive frontends using modern JavaScript frameworks.
  5. Deploy, monitor, and maintain production applications alongside DevOps teams.
  6. Implement strong practices around code quality, testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
  7. Ensure financial and trade data is handled securely and responsibly.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

  1. Developing scalable backend services usingPython, Node.js, Java, or Go .
  2. Designing and integratingREST APIs and GraphQL services.
  3. Building responsive user interfaces withReact, Vue, or Angular .
  4. Working with relational databases includingPostgreSQL and MySQL .
  5. Developing event-driven systems and integrating messaging technologies such asKafka and RabbitMQ .
  6. Creating data pipelines that connect applications, databases, trading platforms, and external market data.
  7. Containerising and deploying applications usingDocker and modern CI/CD tooling.
  8. Working with cloud platforms such asAWS or GCP .
  9. Collaborating closely with technical and business stakeholders to rapidly deliver effective solutions.

Why Join Us:

  1. Work at the intersection ofsoftware engineering, financial technology, and electronic trading .
  2. Build applications that directly support sophisticated trading and quantitative workflows.
  3. Work across the complete technology stack, from interactive frontends to scalable backend infrastructure.
  4. Solve challenging performance, scalability, integration, and data-management problems.
  5. Gain hands-on exposure to cloud platforms, microservices, event-driven architectures, and modern development practices.
  6. Make a tangible impact through tools used by trading and quantitative professionals.

About You:

  1. 5+ years of full-stack development experience in a production environment.
  2. Strong backend development skills using Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.
  3. Experience designing and working with REST APIs or GraphQL.
  4. Proficiency with React, Vue, Angular, or similar modern frontend frameworks.
  5. Strong experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or other relational databases.
  6. Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems.
  7. Hands-on experience with Docker, CI/CD, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
  8. Strong understanding of software quality, testing, scalability, and maintainability.
  9. Able to collaborate effectively with trading, operations, quantitative, DevOps, and engineering teams.
  10. Security-conscious approach to handling sensitive financial and trade data.

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