Job Description
Trading Systems Developer – C# / Java | Hedge Fund
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$30bn+ Global Hedge Fund | Stamford, CT
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Total Comp: Base (Advertised) + Competitive Bonus for 2026/Buyout
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Working Entitlement: Candidates must be hold permanent residency / US Citizenship.
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A $30bn+ global hedge fund is looking for a Trading Systems Developer to build technology supporting its Equities investment business.
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This is a hands-on engineering role working directly with Equities Portfolio Managers and investment teams, developing the applications and platforms they rely on for day-to-day trading and portfolio management.
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The Role
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- Build and enhance front-office trading and investment systems supporting Equities Portfolio Managers.
- Develop production applications using C#/.NET or Java.
- Work directly with PMs to understand investment workflows and turn requirements into scalable technology.
- Develop systems handling positions, orders, trades, P&L, market data and portfolio analytics.
- Build APIs, services and data pipelines connecting the wider trading technology environment.
- Develop and modernize applications using AWS and cloud-native technologies.
- Improve the performance, reliability and scalability of business-critical trading systems.
- Own technology from initial design through deployment and production support.
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Requirements
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- Strong professional C#/.NET or Java development experience.
- Experience building trading systems, portfolio management technology or front-office financial applications.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, distributed systems and data-intensive applications.
- Professional experience with AWS.
- Financial markets experience, ideally across Equities, hedge funds, asset management or investment banking.
- Comfortable working directly with Portfolio Managers, Traders or other front-office investment professionals.
- Strong Computer Science, Engineering or similarly technical background.
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The opportunity offers significant ownership and direct exposure to the investment business within a large, sophisticated hedge fund environment.
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