Base pay range
$170,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr
Additional compensation types
Annual Bonus
Full Stack Engineer โ Equity Trading Systems
Location: Whippany, NJ (Hybrid)
Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Compensation: Competitive base + bonus
About the Role
Weโre seeking a handsโon Full Stack Engineer to help rebuild a nextโgeneration, lowโlatency equity trading platform from the ground up. This is a 100% greenfield development effort within an Agile team, focused on scalability, performance, and realโtime data processing. The ideal candidate has strong technical depth across Angular, Java, Kafka, and relational databases, and thrives in fastโpaced environments where precision and reliability are critical.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy new features for a highโperformance equities trading platform.
- Build responsive, modern UIs using Angular 14+ and scalable backend services in Java/Spring Boot.
- Develop eventโdriven, distributed systems leveraging Kafka and realโtime messaging.
- Work closely with traders, quants, and other engineers to deliver missionโcritical solutions.
- Optimize systems for low latency, high throughput, and fault tolerance.
- Contribute to architecture design and technical decisionโmaking for the overall platform.
- Mentor junior developers and enforce best practices in coding, testing, and CI/CD.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelorโs or Masterโs in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in Java (8/11+) and modern Angular (14+).
- Handsโon experience with Kafka and eventโdriven system design.
- Deep understanding of multiโthreading, concurrency, and lowโlatency architectures.
- Solid experience with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL).
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD pipelines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in equities, electronic trading, or financial markets.
- Exposure to highโfrequency or realโtime trading systems.
- Experience with performance tuning and profiling Java applications.
- Knowledge of microservices and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Why Join Us
- Be part of a small, elite team driving the complete rebuild of a missionโcritical trading system.
- Direct impact on system architecture, design, and technology stack.
- Collaborative culture focused on innovation and technical excellence.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid maternity leave
- Child care support
- Pension plan
- Paid paternity leave
- Student loan assistance
- Tuition assistance
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