Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

About us.

Trumid is a dynamic fintech revolutionizing the landscape of fixed income trading. With intelligent, easy-to-use, electronic solutions, we are rapidly growing and seeking exceptional talent to help redefine the boundaries of technology and finance.

Founded in 2014 by a team of fixed income market experts, Trumid has quickly become one of the top three corporate bond e-trading platforms in the U.S. Today, over 1,300 traders from an extensive and expanding client network of 920+ buy-and sell-side institutions transact on Trumid monthly.

With a rich history of innovation and a unique ability to innovate at scale, we collaborate closely with our clients, iterating quickly toward optimal solutions. With market share and client engagement at all-time highs and our pace of product development faster than ever, this is an exciting and transformative time at Trumid.

Our business model thrives on participation, and so does our company culture. We rely on every team member’s contribution to help us accomplish our goals. To succeed at Trumid, you must be curious, passionate about your craft, ambitious, collaborative, and driven.

The opportunity.

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join Trumid’s team and lead the design and development of innovative systems that power one of the largest corporate bond e-trading platforms. In this role, you’ll tackle some of the most challenging problems in distributed systems, low-latency performance, and real-time financial data processing. You’ll have the autonomy to drive technical strategy, mentor a high-performing engineering team, and deliver transformative solutions that directly impact the fixed-income trading ecosystem.

If you are passionate about solving complex problems in FinTech and are excited to shape the future of electronic trading, this role offers the chance to leave your mark at a fast-growing, client-focused, and technology-first organization.

As a Staff Engineer, you will influence technical strategy, guide engineering best practices, and drive high-impact initiatives. In your first six months, you will lead critical projects such as:

• Trading Protocol Expansion: Architect and deliver solutions to support new instruments and enhance existing trading protocols.
• Simplification and Normalization: Redesign workflows across trading protocols to create a more unified and scalable system architecture.

Responsibilities include: 

• Design and Architect Systems: Lead the design and development of scalable, reliable, and maintainable distributed systems to support critical trading workflows. Solve complex technical challenges while ensuring adherence to functional and non-functional requirements, such as fault tolerance, scalability, and low latency.
• Drive High-Impact Projects: Own end-to-end delivery of critical initiatives, such as trading protocol expansions, workflow normalization, or performance optimizations. Ensure seamless integration of new features into existing systems while maintaining system stability and quality.
• Optimize System Performance: Analyze and improve system performance, focusing on achieving sub-millisecond latency and high throughput for high-frequency trading. Leverage your expertise to identify bottlenecks and implement innovative solutions that meet the demands of real-time trading.
• Mentor and Guide Teams: Serve as a mentor to engineers of all levels, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration. Provide hands-on guidance in system design, code reviews, and best practices, enabling the team to grow their technical skills and deliver high-quality results.
• Foster Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, and other engineering teams to align technical deliverables with business priorities. Facilitate discussions and build consensus on complex technical decisions.
• Champion Best Practices: Drive the adoption of best practices in software development, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Introduce new tools, technologies, and methodologies that enhance team productivity and system reliability.
• Support and Maintain Services: Take ownership of services developed by the team, ensuring their reliability, availability, and scalability. Address production issues proactively and implement continuous improvements to maintain operational excellence.

About you.

A skilled and expert engineer with experience in financial services, trade workflows and/or electronic trading systems. Your experience and expertise includes: 

• Industry Experience: 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on capital markets, trading workflows, and electronic trading systems.
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in JVM-based languages (Scala preferred); ability to write clean and maintainable code.
• Large Scale Distributed Systems: Proven ability to design, implement, and maintain scalable systems.
• Network Protocols and Messaging Frameworks: Familiarity with protocols such as TCP/IP and messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Aeron.
• FIX Protocol Expertise: Familiarity with FIX protocol and related technologies such as QuickFIX/J, Artio, or similar frameworks.
• Cloud-Native Technologies: Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Performance Optimization Skills: Expertise in optimizing system performance for low latency and high throughput, especially in high-frequency trading environments.
• Cross team collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate across teams to deliver critical business functionality
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Commitment to continuous improvement and high product quality.

More About Us and our Tech Stack.

• Languages and Frameworks: We primarily use Scala with Akka, ZIO and gRPC for stream processing.
• Messaging Technologies: Our messaging systems include Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Aeron.
• Containerization and Orchestration: We rely on Kubernetes and Docker to build, deliver, and scale containerized services.
• Company Culture: We value a collaborative team environment where your technical views and leadership abilities are highly appreciated

Employee benefits.

• Highly competitive compensation
• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage
• Team-oriented and collaborative company culture
• Remote first

In compliance with New York City Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role in New York City is between $200,000 - $250,000. This range does not include discretionary bonus or other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with this job. Trumid incorporates several factors when determining a candidate’s compensation. Please note that the salary range listed for this position is based on the level of experience outlined in the job description. If a candidate's experience differs from the requirements, the salary may be adjusted accordingly.

Trumid is an equal opportunity employer.

Please note: All communication from Trumid's recruiting team comes from @trumid.com email addresses. We conduct remote interviews via Zoom only. We will never ask you to purchase equipment, download software (other than Zoom), or share sensitive personal information during the hiring process.