skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm

Director, Architecture

skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: BostonMassachusettsNew HampshireUnited States

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Salary

💰 $126,000 - $255,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Collaborate with teams to design and develop applications for public markets trading including equities, fixed income instruments, and derivatives.
  • Architect and own the implementation of robust solutions, to ensure flawless integration, resiliency, and efficient processing.
  • Drive innovation and adopt technologies to improve system architecture and performance.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers, promoting good practices and maintaining code quality standards.
  • Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
  • Work closely with IT product owners and business users to understand their needs and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or post graduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • Extensive experience working in technology for public markets trading
  • Experience working with third party electronic trading solutions
  • Strong proficiency in Java, Spring, Typescript, Angular, Kafka, distributed cache, Oracle Database, AWS, and Kubernetes
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and event-driven design principles
  • Proven ability to architect and build sophisticated systems that handle high transaction volumes, large-scale data processing and real-time analytics
  • Ability to provide high-quality visuals and documentation that conveys system architecture to various audiences
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering innovative solutions to challenging technical problems
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners.
Benefits
  • comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
  • market-leading retirement
  • generous paid time off and parental leave
  • charitable giving employee match program
  • educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaSpringTypescriptAngularKafkadistributed cacheOracle DatabaseAWSKubernetesmicroservices architecture
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationinterpersonalcollaborationmentorshiptechnical guidanceinnovationdocumentationdesignrequirements gathering
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciencepost graduate degree in Software Engineering