This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Core Trading in Canada.

This role sits at the heart of a high-performance algorithmic trading and brokerage infrastructure, where you will design and build the core systems that power low-latency trading at scale. You will work on critical components of an institutional-grade trading platform, including order execution, market connectivity, and risk systems, supporting users who expect extreme reliability and speed. This is a deeply technical, hands-on engineering role that spans distributed systems, concurrency, and performance optimization down to the system level. You will collaborate with experienced engineers and trading professionals to architect scalable, fault-tolerant systems that operate in real-time financial markets. The environment is fast-moving, highly demanding, and mission-driven, with a strong emphasis on engineering excellence and ownership of core infrastructure.

Design, build, and optimize core trading systems that power low-latency order execution, market connectivity, and risk management across a global brokerage platform.

• Develop and maintain high-performance trading infrastructure, including OMS and RMS components, ensuring reliability, scalability, and ultra-low latency.
• Design and implement distributed systems capable of handling high-throughput financial data and real-time market interactions.
• Optimize system performance across the stack, including concurrency control, memory management, and CPU-level efficiency.
• Build and integrate messaging systems and event-driven architectures to support real-time trading workflows.
• Collaborate on system architecture and data modeling for scalable, service-oriented trading platforms.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between trading requirements, infrastructure design, and product goals.
• Contribute to observability, monitoring, and benchmarking to ensure system stability and performance in production environments.

Requirements:
Strong software engineering experience in high-performance, distributed systems with a deep understanding of trading infrastructure and low-latency system design.

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally with leadership or senior-level ownership responsibilities.
• Proven experience working on trading systems such as OMS, EMS, exchanges, market making, or algorithmic trading platforms.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as C++, Go, Rust, Java, Scala, or Python.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, and high-availability architectures.
• Experience with low-latency and high-throughput system optimization techniques.
• Strong knowledge of messaging queues, event-driven systems, and system design principles.
• Experience working with financial systems, market data, or brokerage infrastructure is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven engineering mindset.
• Familiarity with cloud environments, containers, or observability tooling is a plus.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Remote-first work environment across the Americas
• Home-office setup stipend (USD 500)
• Monthly stipend (USD 150 via Brex Card)
• Opportunity to work on high-scale, mission-critical trading infrastructure
• Strong engineering culture focused on performance, ownership, and innovation
• Exposure to cutting-edge financial technology and global markets

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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