Team Lead, Java Engineer - Equities Trading Technologies

Team Lead, Java Engineer - Equities Trading Technologies

Millennium’s EquitiesTrading Technology Team is seeking a Team Lead tomaintainandenhanceour mission-critical, multi-assettradingplatform that is usedfirm-wide daily.This individual will own the existing Java Swing code base, whilealso playing a pivotal role in designing the next-generationHTML5trading UI.

The ideal candidate should have a proventrack recordin developing andmaintainingJava-based front-end applications in the finance sector. Exceptional team collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across global time zones are crucial.If you are an engineer with a passion for writing elegant and efficient codewithinquantitative financeandelectronictrading- this role will be of high interest to you.

Millennium strongly prioritizes our synergisticculture,which revolves aroundteamworkand low egos. You shouldpossessthe ability to work in a fast-paced environment both collaboratively and individually while managing multiple projects simultaneously. The successful individual will havea strong senseof urgency, emotionalintelligence,and prioritize a high-caliber end-user experience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceor comparable 

  
  

• 7+ years ofprofessionalexperiencewith CoreJava and Java Swing,electronictrading systems and/or trader workstationsenvironment strongly preferred.

  
  

• 5+ years of experience workingwith HTML, JavaScript, CSS, andJQuery

  
  

• Deep understanding of multithreading and distributed systems within a high performance, latency-sensitive environment 

  
  

• Strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks and continuous test-driven development practices 

  
  

• Enterprise level experience with design patterns such as MVC, MV, MVP

  
  

• Enterprise level experience with RESTful web services 

  
  

• Previousexperience liaising with non-technology stakeholders, polished and proactive communication skills 

  
  

Beneficial/Ideal Technology Experience:

• EXT-JS, AngularJS, AJAX, JSONexperience isvery beneficial

  
  

• Knowledge of equities,futures,optionsand other asset classesispreferred

  
  

• Enterprise level experience with OMS architecture and design is preferred 

  
  

• Experience with messaging middleware, Solace preferred

  
  

• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.MongoDBpreferred

  
  

• Experience working with financial data, including reference data, market data, order/execution andpositionsdata.

  
  

• Experience working with Cloud: AWS (preferred), GCP or Azure

  
  

Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individual’s experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.