FIX Connectivity Engineer - Trading

Millennium • New York, NY

8d • $160,000 - $250,000

About The Position

We are seeking a candidate with strong experience in financial markets technology to join our Market Connectivity team. This global team is responsible for developing and maintaining front-office trading solutions, collaborating with brokers, exchanges, ECNs, and third-party platforms across all asset classes and regions.
Principal Responsibilities
In this role, the candidates primary focus will be on onboarding external trading teams, ensuring seamless integration of third-party trading systems with the Millennium eco-system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years Java programming with multi-threading development experience.
• A solid understanding of object-oriented programming is required.
• 3+ years of financial institution experience required.
• Strong FIX protocol knowledge is required, FIX 4.2 – FIX 5.0.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Extensive Linux development experience required.
• Must have a strong understanding of market structure for equities, futures, options and FX products.
• Must have a working knowledge of networking protocols - TCP/IP & multicast.
• Must be able to troubleshoot production issues (Level "3" support).

Nice To Haves

• C++ development is a plus.
• Knowledge of binary trading protocols is a plus.

Responsibilities

• onboarding external trading teams
• ensuring seamless integration of third-party trading systems with the Millennium eco-system

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees