Senior Software Engineer - FX Trading

Location: New York

Senior Software Engineer - FX Trading page is loaded## Senior Software Engineer - FX Trading locations:
New York City, United Statestime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R0117814
** About the Project
** Are you passionate about crafting ultra‐high‐performance

The system offers flexible execution management and venue choice, delivering market prices in milliseconds. Our Java‐based platform runs across hundreds of servers in U.S., European, and Asian data centers, providing real‐time, low‐latency access to global liquidity.
** Your Impact
** You’ll join a team that owns the full lifecycle of the Aggregator application—from build and design to maintenance and production support. We follow Agile practices but remain ready to act quickly when production issues arise.
** Responsibilities –

What You’ll Do:

*** Technical design and development of new functionality for the FX trading platform.
* Collaborate with product managers and engineers to analyze requirements, estimate effort, and plan work.
* Design, develop, and document scalable, resilient software solutions.
* Enhance existing applications and components.
* Conduct code reviews and mentor team members.
* Support Dev Ops with automation for upgrades, patching, and maintenance.
* Partner with QA to advance automated testing strategies.
* Provide L3 production support, including occasional on‐call responsibilities.
* Drive learning and development initiatives for the team.
* Lead design for Epics and break work into actionable stories.
* Apply high‐performance and low‐latency design patterns.
** Requirements:
**** Core Technical Skills
*** Strong analytical and problem‐solving abilities.
* Proven software development experience with recent Java versions.
* Ability to write complex algorithms and data structures; high analytical rigor.
* Proficiency in Rust and Java (Rust optional but strongly beneficial).
* Deep experience with Linux, SQL, and networking.
* Strong understanding of high‐performance programming and optimization techniques (GC tuning, memory optimization, profiling).
* Experience with message‐driven systems (Kafka, Tibco, Solace).
* Solid grasp of distribution systems resilience (failover, redundancy, recovery).
* Hands‐on experience building real‐time, low‐latency systems a plus
* Familiarity with middleware technologies (Kafka, Tibco, Rabbit

MQ).
* Cloud infrastructure & containerization (Kubernetes, Azure preferred).
** Domain & Modern Engineering Skills
*** Understanding of FIX lifecycle and prior experience in bank trading preferred
* Ability to use and direct AI agents to help generate, optimize, and review code.
* Agile leadership experience.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
* Ability to operate independently at a senior technical level.

You’ll work on technology that moves global markets, alongside a diverse and highly skilled engineering team. We value innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. If you’re passionate about high‐performance systems and want to make an impact you can feel globally, we’d love to speak with you.
** Career Stage:
** Senior Associate
** Compensation/Benefits Information:
** LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $113,900 - $189,900.Please be aware base salary ranges may vary by geographic location, city and state. In addition to our offered base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/”bonus plan”). Target AIP rates will be commensurate with role level and posted career stage.

Individual salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and equivalent experience. LSEG roles (excluding internships and part-time roles of less than 20 hours per week) are typically eligible for inclusion in our LSEG Benefits program, which includes offerings of:
Annual Wellness Allowance, Paid time-off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending & Health Savings Options, Prescription Drug plan, 401(K) Savings Plan and Company match. LSEG’s Benefits plan also includes basic life insurance, disability benefits, emergency backup dependent care, adoption assistance commuter assistance etc.
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