Lead Software Engineer - DevOps with Equities Electronic Trading

What you'll do

• Provide production support for trading platforms, FIX sessions, connectivity, and order workflows; lead incident triage, restoration, and root-cause remediation.
• Use Grafana to monitor system health and develop Python automation for operational workflows, checks, and reporting.
• Support Kafka on AWS and Linux systems, and collaborate with development teams to investigate trading components implemented in C++.

What they ask for

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, frameworks, or tools, such as Python, C++, Bash Scripting, or Grafana.
• DevOps and/or SRE experience in a mission-critical, low-latency environment, plus practical understanding of the FIX protocol.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting, automation and continuous delivery skills, and experience leading responsible use of approved AI-assisted software development tools.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of electronic or equities trading environments and order lifecycle concepts.
• C++ investigation exposure, familiarity with ATLAS or similar tooling, and incident management or basic networking knowledge.

Pay

Houston,TX $137,750.00-$185,000.00 USD base salary

Tools

FIX protocol, Python, Linux, Grafana, C++, Kafka on AWS, Bash Scripting, ATLAS

AI focus

Leads adoption of approved AI-assisted engineering tools for coding, code review, testing, troubleshooting, and incident analysis; establishes validation practices and promotes safe, compliant use.