Lead Java Developer

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

ICE Clear Credit, Inc. (ICC), a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., is seeking a Lead Software Developer to drive the design and development of FIX‑based API for post‑trade systems supporting the global Credit Default Swaps (CDS) marketplace. ICC operates the world’s largest systemically important CDS clearinghouse, delivering highly available, low‑latency, and regulation‑critical infrastructure for financial markets. This role is focused on hands‑on leadership: owning FIX connectivity, building and operating resilient distributed services, and leading delivery for mission‑critical post‑trade workflows in Fixed Income markets. The Lead Developer is expected to make an immediate impact in production, act as a technical lead for FIX API services (both protocol and functional aspects), and collaborate closely with business, technology, and infrastructure teams in a fast‑moving environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, MIS, or equivalent experience
5+ years of professional software development experience in Java
3+ years of hands‑on experience working with FIX protocol (4.4 and/or 5.x) in production systems
Demonstrated experience leading delivery of complex backend services in fast‑paced, regulated environments
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills
Ability to lead technically while remaining highly hands‑on
Strong expertise in Java, including concurrency, memory management, and performance tuning
Extensive experience with FIX protocol design and implementation, particularly for post‑trade workflows
Hands‑on development using Spring, JPA/Hibernate, and modern Java frameworks
Experience building low‑latency, distributed systems
Solid database experience (SQL, PL/SQL, views, performance tuning)
Experience with microservice and SOA architectures
Familiarity with messaging and integration technologies including:
JMS
Kafka
REST
Web Sockets
Redis
Experience working in Agile development environments
Strong understanding of operational considerations (monitoring, logging, failover, recovery)

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience in financial markets technology (bank, hedge fund, or proprietary trading firm)
Hands‑on experience with QuickFIX/J, including configuration, session lifecycle, and clustering
Strong understanding of the Fixed Income post‑trade lifecycle (allocations, confirmations, clearing)
Experience deploying services to containerized Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, Tanzu, etc.)
Experience with resiliency patterns such as active‑active deployments, load balancing, and failover
Exposure to performance and load testing methodologies
Experience collaborating with UI teams or modern UI technologies (React, Angular)
Knowledge and practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

Act as technical lead for FIX‑based API for post‑trade services across allocation, confirmation, and swaps / fixed income clearing workflows. This is a 100% hands on design and development role.
Design, build, and maintain high‑performance Java services supporting real‑time trade processing
Lead FIX 4.4 and FIX 5.x implementations, including session management, message validation, and flow orchestration
Design and implement FIX clustering and HA strategies ensuring fault tolerance and operational resiliency
Own production stability, performance tuning, and operational readiness of FIX services
Collaborate with internal teams and external counterparties to deliver FIX integrations end‑to-end
Translate business and regulatory requirements into robust technical solutions
Provide technical leadership through design ownership, code reviews, and mentoring
Participate actively in the full SDLC, from requirements and design through release and support
Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and reliability