Engineering Manager – Low Latency & Realtime Systems - Kitchener, Ontario

GTS•Kitchener, ON

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Low Latency Platform and Realtime Technology teams build and maintain the core infrastructure that powers GTS’s electronic trading systems. Our software is responsible for the reliable movement, processing, and distribution of market data and trading events across a globally distributed, high-performance environment where latency, throughput, and resiliency are critical. As an Engineering Manager, your primary responsibility is enabling engineers and teams to operate effectively. You will partner closely with senior engineers and system owners to ensure work is prioritized appropriately, execution remains predictable, and engineers have the support they need to succeed. This role is focused on people leadership, delivery coordination, hiring, and organizational effectiveness rather than direct ownership of architecture or technical direction. The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background and is capable of understanding complex technical systems, but measures success through team outcomes rather than individual technical contributions. You should enjoy building high-performing teams, helping engineers grow in their careers, removing organizational friction, and creating an environment where engineers can focus on solving difficult problems. GTS is a collection of financial services companies spanning a wide array of asset classes and investment approaches, all powered by the combination of market expertise with innovative, proprietary technology. With roots as a quantitative trading firm continually building for the future, the GTS family of companies are able to leverage the latest in artificial intelligence systems and sophisticated pricing models to bring consistency, efficiency, and transparency to today’s financial markets. GTS’s electronic market maker GTS Securities accounts for 3-5% of daily cash equities volume in the U.S. and is a leading Designated Market Maker (DMM) at the New York Stock Exchange, responsible for nearly $13 trillion of market capitalization. For more information on GTS, please visit www.gtsx.com.

Requirements

Significant professional experience building production software systems, including experience in C++-based environments
Previous experience leading engineering teams, technical projects, or engineering organizations
Demonstrated success hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers
Strong communication skills and the ability to translate effectively between technical and business audiences
Strong organizational skills and experience coordinating complex technical initiatives
Ability to establish trust and credibility with senior engineers and technical leaders
Strong judgment, empathy, and conflict resolution skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in electronic trading, market data, or financial systems
Experience operating in high-availability or mission-critical production environments
Experience scaling engineering teams and delivery processes in rapidly evolving organizations

Responsibilities

Lead and support a team of software engineers working on low-latency and real-time trading infrastructure
Drive delivery coordination, planning, prioritization, and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives
Remove blockers and organizational friction that prevent engineers from being effective
Partner with technical leaders and system owners to ensure ownership, priorities, and expectations are clear
Conduct performance reviews, provide regular feedback, and support career growth and development
Recruit, interview, hire, and onboard high-performing engineers
Foster a healthy, collaborative, and accountable engineering culture
Facilitate communication between engineering, trading, infrastructure, and business stakeholders
Identify delivery risks early and coordinate appropriate mitigation strategies