Software Development Engineer

About the role

Join the Quote Plant Market Data Platform team to maintain and evolve the infrastructure that delivers real-time financial data to millions of users. You will manage the full lifecycle of high-volume, low-latency systems while modernizing legacy components to improve platform performance and reliability.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Build and modernize software services for equities, options, futures, forex, and cryptocurrency data.
• Manage end-to-end system development, including production support, operational tasks, and automation.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners, and infrastructure partners within an Agile framework.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues to ensure platform resiliency and scalability.
• Integrate AI-enabled tools to enhance engineering productivity, observability, and software delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java and object-oriented design principles.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and web services.
• Practical knowledge of Linux or Unix environments.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Proficiency with Git for source control.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Nice to have

• Background in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or service-oriented design.
• Familiarity with messaging tools like Kafka, IBM MQ, or RabbitMQ.
• Understanding of multithreading, networking, memory management, and performance tuning.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting legacy C++ codebases during Java modernization projects.
• Background in financial services or trading technology.
• Knowledge of AI frameworks and tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, OpenAI, or RAG.

Skills & tools

• Java
• REST APIs
• Linux/Unix
• SQL
• Git
• Agile methodology

Practical notes

• This position includes a salary and eligibility for bonus or incentive programs.
• Benefits include a 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase plan, health/dental/vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, and paid parental leave.
• Employees receive paid vacation, volunteer time, and a 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service.