Senior Software Engineer, Trading

• Build modular, easily testable software that lends itself to proper monitoring
•  Build applications based on cloud native principles, with high availability and scale in mind
•  Data-driven approach to application development.  Analyze usage data to further enhance application experience
• Iterate on the architecture to deliver a resilient, redundant, scalable, and performant brokerage platform and marketplace that operates globally in the cloud
• Explore trading new and unique asset types outside of traditional equities 
•  Understand and incorporate the business needs into the technical architecture
• Attract and retain strong engineering talent and cultivate the engineers within the organization
• Strike a balance of incremental value delivery while advancing towards our strategic north star of cloud-based, CI/CD-driven delivery
• Work with core engineering team to expand desktop platform capabilities and seamless user experience
• Work with the business and technology leadership to understand both immediate pain points and trading workflow strategic state
• Distill out key requirements and workflows, work with engineering team leads and core engineering colleagues to find solutions, identify and analyze trade-offs, phase solutions, follow through to implementation resolving design issues and responding to changing requirements or technical issues
• Growing technical leads and team members, with delivery of frequent, candid and empathic feedback 

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to work well with both technology and business colleagues
• Proven ability to deliver solutions providing incremental value to our business while iterating towards strategic platform goal
• Technical skill set includes data models, messaging, REST, design patterns and best practices for system integration
• Strong technical solutions skills from capturing and distilling requirements to defining technical options, trade-offs and communicating to a technical audience
• Proven team leadership capabilities, inspiring others based on integrity and trust and fostering a culture of coaching
• Experience in writing software in one or more languages such as Java, Python, Javascript/Typescript, C++, other
• Knowledge of trading systems, risk applications, fixed income and derivatives a plus
• Experience with public cloud technologies and cloud native development principles
• Passion for automation and experience with CICD tools, Gitlab or other
• Experience migrating existing workloads to cloud preferred
• Understanding of infrastructure fundamentals such as Unix, networks, scripting, SSH, Kerberos  
• Lead multiple, full stack software development teams to solve business and technical challenges
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time in an office setting or in a home office setting while working

For residents of San Francisco/Bay Area, CA or New York, NY the annual salary range for this role is $165,000 - $175,000 + bonus & equity. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, annual bonus, and other factors.

Forge implements a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, which applies to all employees. All employees covered by this policy are required to be fully vaccinated as a term and condition of employment at Forge. Employees are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after completing primary vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine, with, if applicable, at least the minimum recommended interval between doses. Employees must provide truthful and accurate information about their COVID-19 vaccination status, and, if applicable, their testing results as of the first date of their employment. 

Employees may request an exception from this mandatory vaccination policy if the vaccine is medically contraindicated for them or medical necessity requires a delay in vaccination. Employees also may be legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation if they cannot be vaccinated because of a disability, or if the provisions in this policy for vaccination conflict with a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. All such requests will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.