VP Algo Trading SOR Developer
You will design and develop low-latency, high-throughput execution management and smart order routing systems. You will implement routing algorithms, collaborate with traders and product managers, optimize performance, support resilience and production trading issues, and use AI tools to improve productivity and decision-making across algorithmic trading operations.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop low-latency, high-throughput EMS and smart order router systems
- Implement routing algorithms based on execution quality, liquidity, latency, and cost
- Collaborate with traders and product managers to refine routing logic
- Build new algorithmic capabilities
- Monitor and optimize system performance under real-world trading conditions
- Contribute to system resilience and business continuity
- Support production trading issues
- Adopt AI tools to improve team performance and business outcomes
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience developing routing strategies for specific markets in Java
- Knowledge of tick data analytics and real-time market data processing
- Familiarity with cloud-based market access or hybrid deployments
- Experience in high-frequency or algorithmic trading environments
- Experience building low-latency systems and working with multicast and unicast market data feeds
- Understanding of electronic and algorithmic trading application and infrastructure stacks
- Proficiency with OMS, EMS, and market gateways
- Strong understanding of concurrency, networking, and memory management
- Experience with Linux systems and performance profiling tools
- Experience in DeFi or crypto is a plus
- Experience with trade internalization and crossing networks is a plus
- Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or DevOps processes is a plus
Benefits
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Flexible paid time off
- 3% 401(k) company contribution
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
- Generous paid parental leave
- Competitive family planning benefits for US employees
- Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts and lunches
- Employee Resource Groups
- Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace