Solution Engineer (Aeron and Capital Markets)

We are now looking for a Solution Engineer to join our team in New York City. YOU ARE: • An exceptional technologist who loves to solve complex problems as part of a team • An individual with experience building solutions in the capital markets domain • Able to build strong relationships easily with your team and clients • Can think strategically and communicate concepts clearly to others • An individual who acts with authenticity and integrity through their work and interactions YOU WILL: • Be an ambassador to Adaptive's clients • Build a strong, long term and trusting relationship with your team • Help others to grow and evolve through coaching, mentorship and feedback • Be accountable for the success and technical excellence of solutions delivered to clients at Adaptive: • Through individual contribution to the codebase on the most challenging aspects of a Delivery • Ensuring the output quality of the team you work meets the standards within Adaptive • Through the application of best practices within design and development (e.g. separation of concerns) • Through the advocacy of testing approaches (e.g. behaviour driven testing) • By helping to define and facilitate the adoption of standards within teams • Through the definition of performant and resilient architecture, and detailed design informed by the domain and client need • Be expected to advocate for technical decisions to your Team, Clients and other Stakeholders • Be able to lead a team in proper adherence to software development lifecycle processes • Be able to work with leadership to ensure that delivered work meets time, budget and possible constraints • Be comfortable escalating and articulating risks to team members, management and clients YOU HAVE: • Strong communication skills • Experience in providing mentorship and support to team members • Significant, professional experience within capital markets, developing software solutions using Java in a highly performant, low latency manner. • Experience using Aeron in a high-performance scenario within capital markets or digital assets. • Familiarity with appropriate data structures and their usages (e.g. sets, maps and queues) • Relevant experience in building solutions within these domains: • Order Management Systems • Execution Management Systems • Smart Order Routing • Trading Venues & Exchanges • Matching Engines • Algo Containers • Risk Management • FIX Gateways • Experienced in working within an Agile environment and following a mature SDLC • Experience with Distributed Systems and Consensus Algorithms • Experience with Event-driven architecture • Experience with Replicated State Machines BENEFITS: We create benefits with YOU in mind: • Flexible hybrid working model • Medical from the 1st of the following month of your start date (i.e. if you join on the 24th of July, it starts on the 1st of August). We have 6 Aetna plans to choose from as provided by our PEO, Justworks. We make a flat monthly contribution to your healthcare costs • Dental and vision from the 1st of the month following your start date - we have 3 dental and 2 vision plans to choose from. We make fixed contributions to each • 23 days of vacation per calendar year plus 11 public holidays • Group disability insurance: short-term and long-term (60% and taxable) • 401K safe harbor plan where we match contributions up to 5% of base pay on a paycheck-to-paycheck basis (you can opt-in after 90 days of service) • Gym subsidy of up to $50 per month (and we pay the taxes on that so it's a real $50) post probation • Life insurance at 2 x salary • Commuter benefits • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account • Mental Health First Aiders THE PROCESS: Long interview processes are stressful and boring, and that is not us We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly. So here you will have three stage interviews: 1- A chat with one of our great recruiters 2- An interview with our technology leadership team, involving questions and a design exercise focused on your technology knowledge and your experiences with designing and delivering capital markets solutions, as well as your approach to leadership 3- A final meeting with our executive leadership team But don't worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter. Here is a little tip for you during those stages: Collaboration is extremely important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc at any stages!