Piper Companies is seeking a Director , Trading Engineering to join a Financial Services company located in Durham, NC. The Director , Trading Engineering will be responsible for designing and developing low latency trading systems.

Responsibilities of the Director , Trading Engineering

• Strong background in designing and developing low latency trading systems
• Knowledge of WebSocket and FIX protocols
• Experience in building matching engine, OMS/EMS or exchange-connectivity platform
• Experience using kernel bypass e.g., Solarflare OpenOnLoad
• Extensive experience with modern Java using zero GC pattern
• Highly proficient in ultra-low latency design patterns and optimizing trading systems
• Hands on experience with low latency messaging products, such as Aeron, Solace or 29West
• Proficient in SQL and a working knowledge of relational and time series databases
• Experience with designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workers and resilient messaging services

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR , TRADING ENGINEERING

• 8+ years of experience as a Trading Software Engineering
• High Performance algorithms for trading / crypto trading
• Working closely with our business partners to contribute to business-critical initiatives
• Demonstrate software engineering excellence through continuous integration, continuous deployment
• Keeps current with IT blueprint, frameworks and technologies that would benefit us and improve our productivity; guides junior team members on technology

• Strong background in designing and developing low latency trading systems
• Knowledge of WebSocket and FIX protocols
• Experience in building matching engine, OMS/EMS or exchange-connectivity platform
• Experience using kernel bypass e.g., Solarflare OpenOnLoad
• Extensive experience with modern Java using zero GC pattern
• Highly proficient in ultra-low latency design patterns and optimizing trading systems
• Hands on experience with low latency messaging products, such as Aeron, Solace or 29West
• Proficient in SQL and a working knowledge of relational and time series databases
• Experience with designing APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous workers and resilient messaging service