What are the responsibilities and job description for the Market Connectivity Developer - Trading position at Millennium?
Market Connectivity Developer - Trading
We are seeking a candidate with strong experience in financial markets technology to join our Market Connectivity team. This global team is responsible for developing and maintaining front-office trading solutions, collaborating with brokers, exchanges, ECNs, and third-party platforms across all asset classes and regions.
Principal Responsibilities
In this role, the candidates primary focus will be ensuring seamless integration of third-party trading systems with the Millennium eco-system. Other projects will involve building connectivity with brokers, exchanges and alternative trading venues.
Qualifications / Skills Required
* 5 years of Java development experience, including multithreaded systems.
* 3 years of experience in a financial institution or capital markets environment.
* Strong experience with the FIX protocol, including FIX 4.2 to FIX 5.0.
* Experience with C development.
* Extensive Linux development experience.
* Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
* Working knowledge of networking protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, and multicast.
* Strong understanding of market structure across equities, futures, options, and FX.
* Experience using AI coding assistants and engineering tools to support code generation, refactoring, documentation, debugging, and developer productivity.
* Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks for unit, integration, regression, performance, latency, and protocol conformance testing.
* Ability to apply AI tools for test case generation, log analysis, anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and production incident review.
* Ability to troubleshoot production issues in a Level 3 support environment.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
* Knowledge of binary trading protocols.
The estimated base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individual’s experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.
Salary : $160,000 - $250,000