Senior Software Engineer II of Trading

Forge is a technology innovator in the private market, seeking a Senior Software Engineer II focusing on trading engineering. The role involves delivering a high-quality trading platform, enhancing trading products, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of trading technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver software on time with accurate estimates
• Take ownership of production changes, including monitoring and maintaining runbooks
• Provide high-quality code reviews and help improve team engineering standards
• Design scalable and resilient trading platform architecture with a focus on performance
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to technical direction
• Serve as a technical expert for trading systems for internal teams and external partners
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Solve complex engineering challenges, particularly within code generation frameworks

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5–8 years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years of development experience in compiled, object-oriented languages (e.g., TypeScript, C#, Java)
• 2+ years of experience in dynamic scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Ruby)
• Experience with real-time data processing and event-driven systems (e.g., WebSockets, Kafka)
• Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing production deployments
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), proficiency with Git, GitHub, and Agile tools such as JIRA
• Experience in Private Markets or Financial Services, especially financial market data
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, proven ability to unblock and mentor other engineers
• Strong track record of delivery in high-performance engineering environments, commitment to diversity, inclusion, and building high-performing teams