Electronic Trading Lead Speciality Software Engineer
Electronic Trading Lead Speciality Software Engineer
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About this role:
Wells Fargo Securities (WFS) is the Capital Markets and Investment Banking division of Wells Fargo Bank NA. As a part of Institutional Investor Services WATS electronic equities trading group provides the state-of-the-art technology enables efficient trading strategies across single stocks portfolios and pairs trading.
We are seeking a Lead Specialty Software Developer work in our Electronic Trading technology team within Capital Markets. The candidate will be actively engaged in architecture design development unit testing and stress testing of a high-performance framework for high-end Electronic Trading applications and be a key participant in a highly talented delivery team for front-office trading Electronic Trading application suite is built on common foundational frameworks and is used to deliver sophisticated and complex front office trading solutions.
This individual will be a senior systems engineer and technical expert in the development of very highly sophisticated and complex trading applications for a major functional and/or product area within the e-trading businesses. They will analyse highly complex business requirements. Write functional documents and design technical specifications. Design and/or redesign existing complex computer platforms and applications.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience in Specialty Software Engineering or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience education
- Java experience
- E-trading experience
- Algorithmic/electronic-trading development experience
- Low Latency systems development or implementation experience
- Hand on multicast messaging framework development experience
- Multi-threading experience
Desired Quakifications:
- Knowledge and understanding of Rates FX and Spread Products for pricing construction and risk management
- Strong knowledge of JDK 1.8 programming paradigms
- Strong knowledge of multi-core / multi-threading concepts and paradigms
- Strong knowledge of UNIX/LINUX
- Strong knowledge of core computer science design concepts algorithms and data structures
- Background in e-trading (SOR/Algo/EMS/MarketData) and (electronic market making products)
- Experience in low-latency/real-time development and optimization
- Working knowledge with market data / ECN connectivity / FIX protocol development
- Low-latency JAVA experience (GC tuning etc.)
- Working knowledge of quantitative modeling
- Working knowledge with tools required for regression test automation
- Advanced experience in capital markets business and processes
- Basic knowledge and understanding of SEC FINRA and international regulations
- Working knowledge on Agile best practices
Posting End Date:
7 Sep 2025*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit Market Financial Crimes Operational Regulatory Compliance) which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring governance risk identification and escalation as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business units risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
