Role: Principal Integration Engineer

Location: New York (Remote and willing to visit customer location based on business needs)

C2C

Job Description: Principal Engineer - Systems Integration Experts

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer specializing in integration systems to join our Engineering team. As a Principal Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and implementation of highly integrated brokerage systems. You will collaborate closely with our engineering team and other stakeholders to create scalable, low latency, and highly available systems with a strong focus on integration.

What You ll Do

• Technical architecture, design, and delivery of high performance, highly available integrated systems, low-latency trading systems using Java/Golang with a focus on seamless integration.
• Design and develop sophisticated REST API platforms ensuring comprehensive system integration.
• Possess deep knowledge of Messaging Platforms to facilitate effective inter-system communication.
• Expertise in No SQL, SQL, and Stored Procedures such as in Postgres, MySQL with an emphasis on their role in integrated environments.
• Assesses the health and performance of integrated software applications and databases and provides robust software and technology solutions.
• Develop and maintain REST APIs and microservices with a focus on integration.
• Collaborate with the Broker Dealer Operations teams to support and enhance the trading and backend system for multiple asset classes like Equities, Options, Mutual Funds, with strong integration capabilities.
• Define specifications and develop components, modify existing software stack, prepare test data, and functional specifications with an integration-centric approach.
• Analyze service and application performance using various programming languages, tools, and techniques focused on integration.
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines tailored for integrated systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team, particularly in the niche of system integration.
• Guide non-technical staff in using integrated software and hardware systems most effectively and efficiently.
• Support applications with an understanding of system integration, test planning, scripting, and troubleshooting.

What You ll Need

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Must have experience in Capital Markets
• At least 10 years of experience in Software Engineering with at least one of these programming languages: Java, Python, GoLang, focusing on system integration.
• Proficiency in Test Driven Development and writing effective unit/integration tests for integrated systems.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and automated testing frameworks for integrated environments.
• Experience with design and development of REST API platforms ensuring seamless integration.
• Proficient in No SQL, SQL, and Stored Procedures such as in Postgres, MySQL, with a focus on their integration roles.
• Deep knowledge of Messaging Platforms (AMQ, Kafka) and building integrated async platforms based on such technologies.
• Experience with Unix, Linux Operating Systems in the context of integrated systems.
• Familiarity with Scrum and other Agile processes tailored for integration projects.
• Knowledge of Jira, Git, Jenkins in the context of managing integrated systems.
• Experience with 24x7, highly-available integrated architectures.
• Strong communication skills and proficiency in explaining integration concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on integration challenges.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services in integrated environments.

• Experience with Linux and writing scripts to extract and transform data across integrated systems.
• Multiple years of experience in fin-tech specifically in Post Trade, Payment, or SaaS with strong integration skills.