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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 within the US brokerage and trading domain. Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead design reviews while managing production services under high traffic conditions.
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Backend EngineeringJava ProgrammingMicroservices ArchitectureGCP or AWS ExperienceAPI-First Brokerage Platforms
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Hard Skills
JavaGoMicroservicesREST APIsGRPC APIsEvent-Driven DesignRelational DatabasesNoSQL DatabasesRedis CachingKafka Messaging
Soft Skills
MentoringCode ReviewRoot Cause Analysis
Tools & Technologies
GCPAWSContainersCI/CD
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Industry Keywords
BrokerageTradingPaymentsCross-Border Money MovementRegulated EnvironmentWebSocket StreamingFIX Protocol
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCJavaKafkaMicroservicesNoSQLRedisGo
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Design, build and run scalable, secure backend services and APIs for trading, funding, market data and portfolio features
- Own larger features and services end to end, including monitoring, alerting and on-call follow-up
- Design for correctness with accurate money and quantity handling, idempotent requests, safe retries and audit trails
- Integrate with US brokerage and custody partners and make integrations resilient to outages, delays and duplicate or out-of-order messages
- Build and improve reconciliation between company records and partners' records and drive root-cause fixes for mismatches
- Handle US-specific events such as market hours, dividends, stock splits and settlement timing
- Keep services fast and stable at US market open and during volatile days and plan capacity ahead of known events
- Lead design reviews and give thoughtful code reviews
- Investigate production incidents, run root cause analysis and ship lasting fixes
- Mentor mid-level engineers and share knowledge within the team
- Design resilient, low-latency order routing logic across multiple Liquidity Providers and venues, handling rate limits, partial fills and complex order lifecycles
- Identify systemic risks across the US Stocks domain and propose architectural improvements, acting as a technical bridge to Staff engineers
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience, with a 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, and reliability and observability practices
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases, query tuning, Redis caching, and Kafka messaging
- Experience running services on GCP or AWS, with containers and CI/CD
- Experience in brokerage, trading, payments, cross-border money movement or another regulated environment is a strong plus
- Deep understanding of modern API-first brokerage platforms (e.g., Alpaca, Interactive Brokers) or crypto exchanges, including WebSocket streaming for market data and FIX protocol fundamentals
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.