Remote Java Backend Developer Jobs in New Jersey

Tradeweb is a global leader in electronic trading across asset classes. As financial markets become increasingly interconnected, our technology enables efficient, multi-asset trading on a global scale. We serve more than 3,000 clients in more than 85 countries, including many of the world's largest banks, asset managers, hedge funds, insurers, corporations, and wealth managers.

Creative collaboration and sharp client focus have helped fuel our organic growth. We facilitated average daily trading volume (ADV) of more than $2.8 trillion over the past four fiscal quarters, topping $3.3 trillion in ADV for the first quarter of 2026.

Since our IPO in 2019, Tradeweb has completed four acquisitions and doubled our revenues - and 2025 was our 26th consecutive year of record revenues.

Tradeweb plays a central role in modernizing market structure by developing innovative trading protocols, embedding analytics into execution, and building technology infrastructure that supports the convergence of traditional and digitally native financial markets. Tradeweb is a great place to work, recognized in 2025 by Forbes as one of America's Best Companies and by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Financial Services Companies to Work For.

Tradeweb Markets LLC ("Tradeweb") is proud to be an EEO Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Group Details

Tradeweb is looking for a seasoned Senior Full Stack Java Engineer to join our team, focusing on developing products for major fintech companies, investment banks, or financial institutions. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in trading infrastructure, user interfaces, and networks. This role demands excellent development skills, a deep understanding of data architecture, and an entrepreneurial approach to design.

Tradeweb Technology jobs are fully remote. The Tradeweb Technology hub is located in our Jersey City office which can be used for team meetings and collaboration efforts.  There may be days where travel to the Jersey City office is recommended for organizational off-sites.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications using Java, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices supporting mission-critical electronic trading platforms.
• Develop event-driven applications using Apache Kafka and messaging technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, test, and deploy modern software solutions.
• Develop scalable backend services and contribute to frontend applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design sessions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development with strong proficiency in Core Java and Node.js (TypeScript)
• Expertise in building scalable, high-performance backend services using Spring Boot and modern Node.js frameworks (Express/NestJS)
• Strong experience with asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and non-blocking I/O in Node.js
• Solid understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and synchronization patterns in Java
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Proficiency with Kafka, Redis, RESTful APIs, and Java Collections framework
• Experience working with RDBMS (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and data modeling best practices
• Familiarity with API design, service orchestration, and backend integration patterns
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, scalability, and system reliability principles
• Experience with caching strategies, messaging systems, and real-time data processing

Preferred

• Experience building low-latency, high-throughput applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of electronic trading systems, market data, or capital markets.

Additional Information

Tradeweb is committed to providing valuable and competitive benefits. In addition to working in our culture of innovation and collaboration, we offer: 

• Health Insurance: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
• Hybrid Environment: Our employees have the flexibility of working in the office and from home.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts: You may elect to set aside pre-tax earnings to pay for eligible health care and dependent day care expenses for you and your eligible family members.
• Maven Family Building Benefit: Maven offers support for fertility and preconception; pregnancy and post-partum; adoption; surrogacy and pediatrics for children up to age 10. Tradeweb provide a $10,000 lifetime reimbursement towards fertility, egg freezing, adoption and surrogacy expenses. 
• Building Wealth - 401(k) Savings Plan: Employees are immediately eligible for the 401(k) plan. Participants may contribute up to 75% of eligible compensation into a traditional 401(k) and/or Roth 401(k). Tradeweb will match 100% of the first 4% of compensation that you contribute.
• The current pay range for this role if performed in the city of New York is currently $150,000 to $225,000 per year, based on a regular, full-time schedule.  The amount of pay offered will be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, market data, geographic location, and internal guidelines.

Other Benefit Programs

• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Program
• ARAG Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Financial Wellness Tools
• Travel Assistance Benefits
• Pet Insurance
• Corporate Gym Subsidies
• Wellness Perks
• Paid Time Off and Parental Leave