Equity Trading | Sr. SW Developer | Investment Management | Hybrid in NYC

Living Talent

Boston, MA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Futures, Identify Issues, Investment Management, Java, Java Swing, JavaScript, Leadership, Mathematics, Microservices, Problem Solving Skills, Software Architecture, Software Development, Software Engineering, Trading Platforms, Trading/Stockbroking, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Boston, MA
POSTED
23 days ago

Senior Software Architect & Developer

Front Office Investment Technology

Investment Management | Equity Trading

  • Support Traders, Trade Management, Quants
  • Influence architecture and delivery across EMS centric trading workflows
  • Focus on Equities, Futures, FX, Options

Location & Compensation

  • Location: Battery Park City (Relocation Available)
  • Hybrid: 4 days in office
  • Compensation: 200k - 220k base + bonus
  • PTO: Unlimited
  • Benefits: Exceptional

The Role

  • Architect, design & develop EMS customizations & interfaces
  • Optimize end‑to‑end trade workflows
  • Balance delivery across:
    • New development: 30%
    • Enhancements: 50%
    • Maintenance: 20%
  • Backend: 70% | Frontend: 30%
  • Partner with: Traders, Quants, Portfolio Managers, Product Owner
  • Provide architectural direction aligned with future‑state platforms.
  • Drive AI adoption to increase development efficiency & velocity.
  • Troubleshoot & resolve performance & stability issues.

Tech Stack - Current State

  • Java (50%)
  • Java Swing (30% for custom interfaces to EMS platform)
  • SQL Server (10%) | VB.net (10%)
  • Trading Platforms: CRIMS, Portware EMS
  • AWS, Snowflake, Kafka
  • Agile, Microservices,
  • TDD, Unit Testing (Pytest, UnitTest)
  • GIT Co-pilot, Eclipse, VS Code, Jira, Confluence, Docker,

Future State to include

  • Java | JavaScript
  • AWS, Snowflake, Kafka
  • Trading Platforms: Aladdin, CRIMS, Portware EMS
  • DevSecOps
  • Implementation of AI tools

Skills & Experience

  • Deep front‑office acumen
  • Clear communicator with stakeholders
  • Strong presentation and leadership presence
  • Strong understanding of trading workflows and EMS architecture
  • Asset class exposure: Equities, Futures, Options, FX
  • EMS (Portware or other)
  • Expert‑level Java (Java 8+)
  • 10+ years full‑stack software engineering
  • 4+ years architecture experience (microservices and related patterns)
  • Cloud‑native development experience (AWS preferred)
  • Proven ability to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks

Nice to Have

  • Java Swing
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Math, or related
  • CFA
  • Experience with: Aladdin, CRD / CRIMS

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