Demo

Tech Lead - Trading Systems

AAA Global
York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 8/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/1/2026

Our client, a global leading crypto HFT firm, is looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to lead the development of mission-critical trading systems across its global trading platform.

This is a player-coach role suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys writing production code while mentoring and leading a small engineering team. Approximately 70% of your time will remain hands-on engineering, with the remaining 30% focused on technical leadership and people management.


Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of high-performance trading systems.
  • Write production-quality software across the trading platform.
  • Mentor and develop junior engineers.
  • Establish engineering standards and best practices.
  • Work closely with traders, quantitative researchers and senior management.
  • Drive technical architecture and long-term platform evolution.
  • Participate in system design, code reviews and production support.


Requirements

  • Extensive experience building production trading systems.
  • Expert C software engineering skills.
  • Previous experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems and trading infrastructure.
  • Experience delivering production systems within electronic trading.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills.


Preferred Background

Senior Software Engineer role from leading:

  • HFT firms
  • Proprietary trading firms
  • Quantitative hedge funds
  • Electronic market makers

Salary.com Estimation for Tech Lead - Trading Systems in York, NY
$107,758 to $121,590
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Tech Lead - Trading Systems?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Tech Lead - Trading Systems career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$85,996 - $102,718
Income Estimation: 
$111,859 - $131,446
Income Estimation: 
$110,457 - $133,106
Income Estimation: 
$105,809 - $128,724
Income Estimation: 
$122,763 - $145,698
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at AAA Global

  • AAA Global York, NY
  • HFT Quantitative Research/Trading Team Lead Locations: New York, London or Singapore Company: Leading Global HFT Firm Industry: High-Frequency Trading / Qu... more
  • 14 Days Ago

  • AAA Global Chicago, IL
  • We are partnering with a leading global quantitative trading firm to hire a Business Analyst for their Chicago office. With a strong international presence... more
  • 23 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Tech Lead - Trading Systems jobs in the York, NY area that may be a better fit.

  • Lead York, NY
  • Lead is a fintech building banking infrastructure for embedded financial products and services. We operate an FDIC-insured bank headquartered in Kansas Cit... more
  • 2 Months Ago

  • Mondrian Alpha York, NY
  • Lead Software Engineer / Trading Systems Engineer / C# Developer / Python Engineer / OMS / EMS / Market Data / Front Office Technology / Hedge Fund Technol... more
  • 14 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!