Director , Trading Engineering

Piper Companies is seeking a Director , Trading Engineering to join a Financial Services company located in Jersey City , NJ. The Director , Trading Engineering will be responsible for designing and developing low latency trading systems.

Responsibilities of the Director , Trading Engineering

• Strong background in designing and developing low latency trading systems
• Knowledge of WebSocket and FIX protocols
• Experience in building matching engine, OMS/EMS or exchange-connectivity platform
• Experience using kernel bypass e.g., Solarflare OpenOnLoad
• Extensive experience with modern Java using zero pattern
• Highly proficient in ultra-low latency design patterns and optimizing trading systems
• Hands on experience with low latency messaging products, such as Aeron, Solace or 29West
• Proficient in SQL and a working knowledge of relational and time series databases
• Experience with designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services

Qualifications of the Director , Trading Engineering

• 8+ years of experience as a Trading Software Engineering
• High Performance algorithms for trading / crypto trading
• Working closely with our business partners to contribute to business-critical initiatives
• Demonstrate software engineering excellence through continuous integration, continuous deployment
• Keeps current with IT blueprint, frameworks and technologies that would benefit us and improve our productivity; guides junior team members on technology

Compensation for the Director of Trading Engineering

• Salary Range: $200,000 base
• Full Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision,

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This job opens for applications on 2/12/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Piper Companies is seeking a Director , Trading Engineering to join a Financial Services company located in Jersey City , NJ. The Director , Trading Engineering will be responsible for designing and developing low latency trading systems.

Responsibilities of the Director , Trading Engineering

• Strong background in designing and developing low latency trading systems
• Knowledge of WebSocket and FIX protocols
• Experience in building matching engine, OMS/EMS or exchange-connectivity platform
• Experience using kernel bypass e.g., Solarflare OpenOnLoad
• Extensive experience with modern Java using zero pattern
• Highly proficient in ultra-low latency design patterns and optimizing trading systems
• Hands on experience with low latency messaging products, such as Aeron, Solace or 29West
• Proficient in SQL and a working knowledge of relational and time series databases
• Experience with designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services

Qualifications of the Director , Trading Engineering

• 8+ years of experience as a Trading Software Engineering
• High Performance algorithms for trading / crypto trading
• Working closely with our business partners to contribute to business-critical initiatives
• Demonstrate software engineering excellence through continuous integration, continuous deployment
• Keeps current with IT blueprint, frameworks and technologies that would benefit us and improve our productivity; guides junior team members on technology

Compensation for the Director of Trading Engineering

• Salary Range: $200,000 base
• Full Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision,

#LI-NT1

#LI-Hybrid

This job opens for applications on 2/12/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.