Front Office SW Architect | Trading EMS | Hybrid NYC | 250k+

Front Office SW Architect | Trading EMS | Hybrid NYC | 250k+

New York, New York

IDj-14159

Job TypeDirect Hire

Remote TypeHybrid

Compensation$200000 - $260000 / yr

Senior Software Architect & Developer

Front Office Investment Technology

Investment Management | Equity Trading

Support Traders and Quants
Hands on Architecture, Design and Development
Influence architecture and delivery across EMS centric trading workflows
Focus on Equities, Futures, FX, Options

Location & Compensation

Location: Battery Park City
Hybrid: 4 days in office
Compensation: 200k - 225k base + bonus
PTO: Unlimited
Benefits: Exceptional

The Role

Architect, design & develop EMS customizations & interfaces
Optimize end‑to‑end trade workflows
Balance delivery across:
- New development: 30%
- Enhancements: 50%
- Maintenance: 20%
Backend: 70% | Frontend: 30%
Partner with: Traders, Quants, Portfolio Managers, Product Owner
Provide architectural direction aligned with future‑state platforms.
Drive AI adoption to increase development efficiency & velocity.
Troubleshoot & resolve performance & stability issues.

Tech Stack - Current State

Java (50%)
React, Java Swing (30% for custom interfaces to EMS platform)
C#, .Net, SQL Server (10%)
Trading Platforms: CRD, FactsetPortware
AWS, Snowflake, Kafka
Agile, Microservices,
TDD, Unit Testing (Pytest, UnitTest)
GIT Co-pilot, Eclipse, VS Code, Jira, Confluence, Docker,

Skills & Experience

Deep front‑office acumen
Clear communicator with stakeholders
Strong presentation and leadership presence
Strong understanding of trading workflows and EMS architecture
Asset class exposure: Equities, Futures, Options, FX
Trade Execution (EMS)
Expert‑level Java (Java 8+) or C#
10+ years full‑stack software engineering
4+ years architecture experience (microservices and related patterns)
Cloud‑native development experience (AWS preferred)
Proven ability to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks

Nice to Have

BS or MS in Computer Science, Math, or related
CFA
Experience with: Aladdin, CRD / CRIMS