Location: Toronto, ON
Experience: 10+ years
Job Overview
The platform supports global trading operations across derivatives, cash products, exotics, and securities financing transactions. It processes approximately 200,000 transactions daily and provides real-time position and risk management capabilities.
In this role, you will contribute to the evolution of a next‑generation trading application, focusing on modern UI/UX engineering, service‑oriented architecture, automated CI/CD pipelines, and improvements to system performance, scalability, and reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate application functionality and deliver new products and process improvements.
- Lead technical design and implementation, ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture standards.
- Analyze complex business and system processes to identify issues and develop innovative technical solutions.
- Improve application performance, scalability, reliability, and testability through effective engineering practices.
- Contribute to the transition toward smaller, modular services and fully automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Establish and promote standards for coding, testing, debugging, and deployment.
- Identify and implement system enhancements that improve operational efficiency and time to market.
- Assess and manage technical and operational risks while ensuring compliance with applicable policies and controls.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to mid‑level developers and analysts, including coordinating development activities when required.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in software application development.
- Experience with Node.js and modern web development concepts.
- Strong understanding of application architecture, system integration, and software design principles.
- Experience developing high‑quality, testable code and troubleshooting complex application issues.
- Knowledge of performance optimization, scalability, reliability, and non‑functional requirements.
- Experience working in large, collaborative development environments.
- Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software delivery practices.
- Demonstrated technical leadership, problem‑solving, and mentoring skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and adapt to changing business requirements.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Fixed Income products, trading platforms, or capital markets applications.
- Knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework.
- Experience with derivatives, cash products, or securities financing transactions.
- Exposure to service‑oriented or microservices architectures.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Master’s degree is preferred.
Ideal Candidate
Please note: This role requires working onsite in Toronto three days per week.
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