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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Summary

Senior backend engineer building low-latency trading infrastructure and data pipelines for a financial-services staffing firm, using Java/C#/C++ and AWS.

Thrive creates a human touch in a world driven by technology. We connect candidates and clients within the F&A, Engineering, Technologies,Manufacturing, Logistics, & Office Administration areas for all types of organizations.

Job Description

  • Experience level: Mid-senior
  • Experience required: 2 Years
  • Education level: Bachelor’s degree
  • Job function: Information Technology
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Relocation assistance: No
  • Visa: Only US citizens and Greencard holders

Responsibilities

  • Developing scalable trading infrastructure
  • Participating in all phases of the development of our trading and simulation engines
  • Minimizing latencies to ensure we’re the first to seize on opportunities
  • Building a reliable, high throughput, market feed data collection system
  • Driving solo technical projects to completion starting with self-driven concepts or ideas from our strategy team
  • Creating implementable technical projects for junior members of the team
  • Participating in deciding the future of our stack and architecture

Qualifications

  • Exceptional at writing mission critical production-ready code
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment
  • Proficient with one or more object-oriented languages (e.g., Java, C#, C++)
  • Looking to tackle hard problems
  • 2+ years of backend engineering work experience

Additional Information

  • Experience at a start-up or a company in a growth phase
  • Deep understanding of Apache Spark
  • Experience working with huge data sets
  • Experience working in a low latency environment
  • Experience with AWS

Job Category: IT

Job Type: Full Time

Job Location: Anywhere in U.S.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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