Technology Engineering Manager/Equity Trade Execution
Financial Services industry leader has an immediate need for a Senior Engineering Manager with experience building equity trade execution platforms and services, to join their growing New York- based team. If you are a highly skilled and experienced Equity Trade Execution Leader, this is your chance to lead a world-class engineering team building a multi-asset trading platform for B2B and B2C markets. This individual will be responsible for driving the technical vision, architecture, and development to ensure it meets the highest standards of performance, reliability, and scalability.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of software engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance evaluations.
- Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
- Set clear goals and help the team prioritize tasks.
- Develop and implement the technical strategy and roadmap.
- Ensure the system architecture is scalable, efficient, and robust.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and deployment of new features and system updates.
- Ensure code quality through code reviews, unit testing, and continuous integration practices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Management, QA, and Operations.
- Ensure the trading system meets uptime and performance requirements.
- Implement monitoring and alerting systems to detect and resolve issues proactively.
Experience
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field required (or equivalent prior experience)
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering roles building multi-asset trading platforms, tools, and solutions including 3 years in management role.
- Expertise with low latency, electronic trading platforms and systems including design, build, and maintenance.
- Experience with FIX protocol, market data feeds, OMS
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
Required Skills
- Strong proficiency in programming languages including Java, C++, Python, or similar.
- Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software design principles.
- Understanding of financial trading compliance and regulatory requirements for global equity markets.
- Knowledge of market structure, real-time trade data, exchange connectivity, financial data, and messaging.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
