Senior Staff Software Engineer, Institutional Exchange
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Institutional Exchange to join the team of a leader in the Finance & Insurance space.
This role will shape the technical strategy for a mission-critical trading domain, driving multi-quarter initiatives from concept through delivery. You will lead the design of ultra-low-latency systems that support institutional market activity across cloud and colocated environments. The position also requires strong cross-functional leadership to align senior stakeholders, uphold quality standards for always-on markets, and mentor engineers while remaining hands-on in the codebase.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $262,650 – $309,000 annually
Responsibilities
Own the technical strategy for a core exchange domain, driving multi-quarter initiatives from concept to delivery.
Lead design of ultra-low-latency trading systems across cloud and colocated environments.
Drive technical alignment across exchange, prime, and derivatives teams, securing commitment from senior leaders.
Set quality standards across teams including testing, failover design, and operational procedures for 24/7 markets.
Contribute hands-on while guiding other senior engineers and tech leads.
Mentor junior engineers to cultivate future technical leadership within the team.
Qualifications
10+ years of software engineering experience with significant ownership in trading or exchange systems.
Expertise in low-latency distributed systems with proficiency in Java, C++, or Go.
Architectural ownership of complete trading platforms including order management and real-time risk.
Ability to influence technical direction across teams without direct authority.
Experience in managing latency-sensitive systems in both on-prem and cloud environments.
Interest in crypto and institutional markets; deep crypto knowledge is a plus but not mandatory.
Capability to use generative AI responsibly within software development processes.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Potential equity and bonus eligibility.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical strategy for a core exchange domain, driving multi-quarter initiatives from concept to delivery.
- Lead design of ultra-low-latency trading systems across cloud and colocated environments.
- Drive technical alignment across exchange, prime, and derivatives teams, securing commitment from senior leaders.
- Set quality standards across teams including testing, failover design, and operational procedures for 24/7 markets.
- Contribute hands-on while guiding other senior engineers and tech leads.
- Mentor junior engineers to cultivate future technical leadership within the team.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with significant ownership in trading or exchange systems.
- Expertise in low-latency distributed systems with proficiency in Java, C++, or Go.
- Architectural ownership of complete trading platforms including order management and real-time risk.
- Ability to influence technical direction across teams without direct authority.
- Experience in managing latency-sensitive systems in both on-prem and cloud environments.
- Interest in crypto and institutional markets; deep crypto knowledge is a plus but not mandatory.
- Capability to use generative AI responsibly within software development processes.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Potential equity and bonus eligibility.
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.