Software Engineer

2Bridge Partners has been engaged in the search for a Software Engineer with our FinTech client. Join a small, growing, well-capitalized, and revenue-producing company building the next generation of OMS/EMS servicing the hedge fund industry.

Our client offers a competitive package with a base salary, bonus, and full benefits—medical, dental, vision, PTO, etc.

They have offices in the Metro NYC area and would prefer someone accessible to the office who can work one day a week onsite. However, they are open to remote work for someone with a depth of experience architecting and developing trading systems for a hedge fund, prime, bank, etc.

Overview:

Seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer with experience in design, development, and support of cloud and microservice-based, event-driven financial systems.

The candidate should have a robust background in creating scalable, multi-tenant software systems focusing on real-time distributed technologies, preferably trading systems or other high-volume scalable applications. Applicants should be adept at enhancing system security and performance and managing high-volume API and web interfaces with stringent requirements for low response times. A proactive mindset toward creating modular, clean, and reusable code where commonplace solutions fall short is also required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and structural enhancement of scalable distributed computing systems.
• Oversee and guide the architectural design and implementation of critical system components.
• Optimize performance across various system layers for enhanced efficiency.
• Creates efficient, reliable data storage solutions and implements robust communication mechanisms between services to ensure seamless data exchange and high system performance.

Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of backend software development and architecture experience, specifically in C#.NET environments, using Petapoco, Swagger, or other ORMs.
• Extensive expertise in backend development, with a strong emphasis on database design, optimization, and management, as well as proficiency in interprocess communication techniques for distributed systems
• 3 years of experience building event-driven systems leveraging RabbitMQ, SQS, Kafka, etc, to handle messages that arrive asynchronously and trigger appropriate actions.
• Proficiency in gRPC alongside a grasp of cloud technologies.

Non-Technical:

• Demonstrated capability in analytical and evaluative techniques.
• Excellent organizational skills, with a keen ability to manage tasks and priorities effectively.
• Independent initiative taker, skilled in problem-solving before escalation.
• Ability to discern when collaborative input is necessary for optimal outcomes.