Engineer – Trading Systems (OMS Charles River FIX)

Stamford, CT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Engineer Trading Systems (OMS / Charles River / FIX)

Location : Stamford CT

Work Model : Hybrid

Employment : Contract to Hire

Role Snapshot

Environment: Buy-side trading (hedge fund) production-critical systems
Focus: OMS trade lifecycle market data and reference data systems
Stack: C# / .NET SQL real-time trading integrations

What this role actually owns day-to-day

Build and maintain OMS-integrated components handling order entry allocations and trade capture
Work directly with portfolio managers traders and operations on trading workflows
Own trade lifecycle flows: positions reconciliation compliance checks and reference data
Extend and integrate with systems like Charles River OMS and downstream platforms
Handle real-time data flows (FIX market data feeds) in production environments
Refactor legacy trading components while keeping systems stable under live trading conditions

Key Responsibilities

Develop and enhance C#/.NET services supporting trading and post-trade workflows
Work on OMS integrations (Charles River strongly preferred)
Build and maintain trade lifecycle pipelines (order execution allocation reporting)
Manage SQL-heavy components for positions reconciliation and reference data
Integrate FIX / FpML messaging for trade and market data flows
Partner with trading desks and ops teams to troubleshoot live production issues
Lead redesign efforts of legacy trading systems without disrupting production

Must-Have Requirements

15 25 years of hands-on experience (C#) development
Strong background in asset / investment management or trading systems
Direct experience with OMS / EMS platforms (Charles River highly preferred)
Deep understanding of trade lifecycle (order entry allocations positions reconciliation)
Strong SQL skills working with trading or financial data
Experience with FIX / real-time trading integrations

Proven ownership of production-critical trading systems

Engineer Trading Systems (OMS / Charles River / FIX) Location : Stamford CT Work Model : Hybrid Employment : Contract to Hire Role Snapshot Environment: Buy-side trading (hedge fund) production-critical systems Focus: OMS trade lifecycle market data and reference data systems Stack: C# / ....