# Senior Java Trading System Engineer

Hiring organization: [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0d93130c-b699-4caf-8de7-3b3642fd64e7

Listed on LSEG's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 100200 – 167000 USD per year

## Summary

A senior backend engineer role maintaining and building next-generation trading systems for a major financial infrastructure platform. This suits experienced Java developers comfortable with low-latency systems, distributed architecture, and the financial services domain.

_Our summary, not LSEG's wording._

## Skills named

Apache Kafka, Apache Maven, CI/CD, Docker, Git, Gradle, Java, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Kubernetes, Linux, Microsoft Azure, Multithreading, PostgreSQL, Redis, Spring Boot, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Unix

## Required

- 5+ years of software engineering experience as an individual contributor
- Financial industry experience building trading systems
- Strong Java fundamentals including JVM, multithreading, collections, and I/O
- System architecture and design knowledge
- API development, Docker, and Kubernetes experience
- Clean code, unit testing, code review, and refactoring expertise
- Knowledge of SOLID, DRY, and Law of Demeter principles
- Understanding of low-latency development challenges and solutions
- Distributed version control (Git) and build automation (Gradle/Maven)
- Linux/Unix operating systems experience
- RDBMS experience (e.g., PostgreSQL)
- Agile methodology familiarity
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent software engineering qualification

## Nice to have

- Test-driven development (TDD) and CI/CD practices
- Spring and Spring Boot experience
- Redis and Apache Kafka experience
- Cloud platform familiarity (preferably Microsoft Azure)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Problem-solving and creative thinking ability

Apply on LSEG's site: https://lseg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/USA-New-York-28-Liberty-Street/Senior-Java-Trading-System-Engineer_R0116805-2