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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable backend services and APIs, with a strong focus on reliability, observability, and integration with external systems. Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead design reviews while maintaining clear communication across teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Backend EngineeringJavaMicroservicesCloud PlatformsCapital Markets
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Hard Skills
Backend EngineeringJavaGoMicroservicesREST APIsGRPC APIsRelational DatabasesNoSQL DatabasesCachingMessaging
Soft Skills
Ownership MindsetClear CommunicationMentoring
Tools & Technologies
RedisKafkaGCPAWSCI/CD
Industry Keywords
Capital MarketsBrokeragePaymentsHigh-Traffic Environment
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCJavaKafkaMicroservicesNoSQLRedisGo
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design, build and run scalable, secure backend services and APIs for trading, market data and portfolio features
- Own larger features and services end to end, including monitoring, alerting and on-call follow-up
- Design for accurate money and quantity handling, idempotent requests, safe retries and audit trails
- Keep services fast and stable at market open and during peak volume, and plan capacity ahead of known events
- Integrate with exchange, clearing, bank and other external systems, making integrations resilient to failure
- Lead design reviews and provide thoughtful code reviews
- Investigate production incidents, conduct root cause analysis and ship lasting fixes
- Mentor mid-level engineers and share knowledge within the team
- Work with Product, Operations and Compliance to turn requirements into reliable solutions
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience
- Track record of owning production services under high traffic
- Strong in Java, Go or another modern backend language
- Solid understanding of microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, event-driven design, reliability and observability practices
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including query tuning
- Experience with caching, including Redis
- Experience with messaging, including Kafka
- Experience running services on cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS
- Experience with containers and CI/CD
- Ownership mindset and clear communication
- Experience in capital markets, brokerage, payments or another regulated, high-traffic environment is a strong plus
Benefits
Comp & perks- Performance Bonus - Get rewarded for the impact you make
- Private Insurance - Comprehensive health coverage for you
- Paid Time Off - Take the time you need to recharge and come back stronger
- Learning & Development - Company-sponsored training, courses, and professional certifications
- Hybrid Work Arrangement - Enjoy the flexibility of working both remotely and from the office
- Career Growth - Work closely with experienced leaders and take on meaningful ownership as we scale
- Employee Perks - Enjoy exclusive discounts, partnerships, and lifestyle perks
- Collaborative & High-Ownership Culture - Work with smart, driven people in cross-functional teams, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact for our users.