Senior Trading Systems Developer

Who are we

FalconX is a pioneering team of operators investors and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge technology FalconX addresses the industrys foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented with limited products and services that support trading strategies structures and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever-evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

Location: New York City Team: Trading Technology Type: Full-Time

About FalconX

FalconX is a digital asset brokerage and trading platform that connects institutional investors to the global crypto markets. Were bridging the gap between traditional finance and digital assets through world-class infrastructure high-performance trading systems and an unwavering focus on reliability scale and innovation.

As a market leader serving hedge funds asset managers and financial institutions we are building a next-generation platform for high- and low-touch trading workflows across spot derivatives and structured products.

The Role

Were looking for a Senior Trading Systems Developer with strong experience in low-latency Java and/or Rust to architect and build our next-generation trading applications and execution platform. This platform will be central to supporting complex electronic trading algos such as automated market making and quant trading strategies. You will work on the core components that sit on the hot path of our execution stack including market-data ingestion order management risk checks session control and high-throughput venue connectivity.

Youll be designing and developing scalable low-latency components that are resilient under heavy load and tightly integrated with our execution stack and internal trading infrastructure.

What Youll Do

• Responsible for development of low latency services on Aeron including OMS/EMS components market-data pipelines and venue gateway connectivity.
• Integrate with exchange APIs using FIX REST WebSocket and venue-specific protocols.
• Model complex order lifecycles state machines and execution workflows into resilient observable fault-tolerant services.
• Design and maintain SBE message schemas and high-throughput message-bus communication on Aeron.
• Own full SDLC for your domain: design test ship monitor
• Collaborate closely with quant trading infra and data teams to ensure the execution stack meets performance safety and reliability targets.
• Operate in a fast-paced Agile environment contributing to team structure sprint planning and execution cadence
  
  

What Were Looking For

• 5 years of experience in trading systems ideally with prior design ownership
• Strong background in Java (11) and/or Rust including performance profiling concurrency lock-free programming GC tuning or memory-safe systems design.
• Experience in building EMS and execution systems that operate in microseconds latency rang
• Deep understanding of order state machines execution workflows and institutional trade lifecycle mechanics
• Strong experience with Aeron or other high-throughput messaging frameworks.
• Hands-on experience integrating with FIX REST and WebSocket APIs.
• Strong experience designing normalized schemas and working with relational databases (e.g. Postgres MySQL)
• Experience with low-touch and high-touch trading workflows (MM RFQ internalization).
• Experience with middle and back office such as booking settlement and clearing
• Experience with Agile delivery sprint planning and team leadership
• Passion for clean architecture maintainability and performance
  
  

Bonus Points

• Prior experience in crypto markets or electronic trading in traditional finance.
• Experience integrating execution platforms with strategy containers risk engines or smart order routers.
• Knowledge of FIX protocol nuances and connectivity to major exchanges.
• Exposure to container orchestration service mesh or hybrid deployment architectures.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $179000 and $242000 in New York City. This expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role will also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance linked bonus equity and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for a successful candidate will be determined based on a number of factors such as location skillset experience qualifications and the level at which the candidate is hired.

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