Trading Systems Developer – Hedge Fund

$200k – $250k
|
Stamford
|1 year of exp
|Full Time

Posted: 1 week ago• Recruiter recently active

Job Location

Stamford

Remote Work Policy

In office

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

RelocationAllowed

Skills

Java

.NET

Distributed Systems

AWS

APIs

Cloud-Native Technologies

Data-Intensive Applications

About the job

Trading Systems Developer – C# / Java | Hedge Fund

$30bn+ Global Hedge Fund | Stamford, CT

Total Comp: Base (Advertised) + Competitive Bonus for 2026/Buyout

Working Entitlement: Candidates must be hold permanent residency / US Citizenship.

A $30bn+ global hedge fund is looking for a Trading Systems Developer to build technology supporting its Equities investment business.

This is a hands-on engineering role working directly with Equities Portfolio Managers and investment teams, developing the applications and platforms they rely on for day-to-day trading and portfolio management.

The Role

Build and enhance front-office trading and investment systems supporting Equities Portfolio Managers.
Develop production applications using C#/.NET or Java.
Work directly with PMs to understand investment workflows and turn requirements into scalable technology.
Develop systems handling positions, orders, trades, P&L, market data and portfolio analytics.
Build APIs, services and data pipelines connecting the wider trading technology environment.
Develop and modernize applications using AWS and cloud-native technologies.
Improve the performance, reliability and scalability of business-critical trading systems.
Own technology from initial design through deployment and production support.

Requirements

Strong professional C#/.NET or Java development experience.
Experience building trading systems, portfolio management technology or front-office financial applications.
Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, distributed systems and data-intensive applications.
Professional experience with AWS.
Financial markets experience, ideally across Equities, hedge funds, asset management or investment banking.
Comfortable working directly with Portfolio Managers, Traders or other front-office investment professionals.
Strong Computer Science, Engineering or similarly technical background.

The opportunity offers significant ownership and direct exposure to the investment business within a large, sophisticated hedge fund environment.

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