The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE), presents a unique opportunity for a full-time hands-on Senior Manager of Engineering to lead a core engineering team responsible for maintenance and modernization of web-based test management platform for exchange testing. This role carries significant ownership — the test platform underpins quality assurance for all trading systems at NYSE.
Responsibilities
Own the technical roadmap for consolidating test systems into a unified platform: centralized test repository, modern execution engine, and web-based UI for authoring, monitoring, and analysis.
Drive architectural decisions, focusing on React/TypeScript frontend, Java/Python async backend, Kafka event streaming, and integration with existing C++/Java execution infrastructure.
Define system requirements for performance, scalability, reliability, and security (SLAs, throughput, latency targets).
Promote engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices across the team
Own planning and prioritization of the platform roadmap in quarterly increments; track progress against commitments.
Proficiency in using of AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or equivalent) as a daily part of the development workflow
Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
12+ years of progressive hands-on software engineering experience across multiple technology stacks.
3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role with demonstrated experience leading and growing a team of engineers.
4+ years building full-stack web applications (React/TypeScript frontend, Python/Java/Node.js backend).
3+ years with cloud-native systems (microservices, Kubernetes, cloud platforms, distributed systems).
Solid hands-on background with TCP/IP, Multicast network protocols, multithreading, and real-time systems.
Strong expertise in building data-intensive platforms (databases, real-time streaming, event-driven architectures, message queues).
Preferred Knowledge and Experience
Prior experience working on development of Trading Systems Test tools is a plus
Hands-on experience with C/C++
Knowledge of FIX protocol or other message-based communication protocols
Experience building UIs that consume real-time data streams (WebSocket / SSE / gRPC-Web)
Familiarity with Kafka concepts
New York Base Salary Range
The expected base salary for this role, if located in New York, is between $190,000 - 215,000 USD. The base salary range does not include Intercontinental Exchange’s incentive compensation. While we provide this range as general guidance, at ICE we compensate employees based on the skillset and experience of the individual. Regular full-time ICE employees are eligible for a suite of competitive employee benefits, including healthcare coverage (medical, dental and vision), a 401(k) plan, life insurance, time off, and paid leave for qualifying circumstances.
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.