# Tech Lead - Low-Latency FX Engineering

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/43120c8c-5bda-4841-949e-aab5fa4adde4

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

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 147500 – 245900 USD per year

## Summary

A hands-on technical leadership role for a Java engineer to design and build low-latency foreign exchange trading platforms while mentoring a team. Suited to senior engineers who want to combine deep technical work with architectural influence and team guidance in a global financial infrastructure company.

_Our summary, not LSEG's wording._

## Skills named

Algorithms, CI/CD, Concurrency, Data Structures, DevOps, HTTP, Infrastructure as Code, Java, Multithreading, NoSQL, SQL, TCP/IP

## Required

- Hands-on Java expertise with focus on production-grade code
- Technical leadership or senior engineer experience influencing design and delivery
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design
- Expertise in concurrency and multithreading
- Low-latency system design and memory management knowledge
- Experience with profiling and performance tuning tools
- Knowledge of network protocols and optimization techniques
- Track record owning complex business-critical systems
- Agile environment experience
- DevOps practices and automation experience
- Strong problem-solving and cross-system investigation skills
- Ability to work in globally distributed teams

## Nice to have

- Cloud platform and cloud-native architecture experience
- SQL and NoSQL database knowledge
- Engineering mentorship or leadership experience
- Strong passion for technology and continuous learning
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Apply on LSEG's site: https://lseg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/USA-New-York-28-Liberty-Street/Tech-Lead---Low-Latency-FX-Engineering_R0120815