Senior Java Engineer

Overview

Job Purpose

At Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), we engineer technology, exchanges and clearing houses that connect companies around the world to global capital and derivative markets. With a leading-edge approach to developing technology platforms, we have built market infrastructure in all major trading centers, offering customers the ability to manage risk and make informed decisions globally. By leveraging our core strengths in technology, we continue to identify new ways to serve our customers and transform global markets.

This role will be part of the Performance Engineering team within ICE’s Derivatives Trading Development organization. This team is responsible for building and delivering software solutions that provide oversight and management of the performance of one of the largest derivatives exchanges in the world. Software solutions from this team include high throughput transaction emulators designed to stress high-volume, low-latency applications such as Trading Engines, Order Routers, and Market Data Feeds. These applications use a range of technologies, particularly Java, MySQL, and Linux. This position could be upgraded to Lead Java Engineer depending on the candidate’s experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain knowledge of ICE domain including end-to-end workflows and behavioral characteristics of system componentsWork closely with principal engineer to develop and test software components to high performance standards while avoiding technical debtBuild tools and automation needed to support performance management activitiesExecute all phases of the SDLC process for software componentsInvestigate, measure, and optimize performance of software componentsExecute POCs to identify solutions to performance-related problemsProvide technical support and subject matter expertise to internal users of automation toolsPromote a culture of responsibility, ownership, and support for teammates

Knowledge And Experience

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline5+ years of recent server-side core Java experienceExperience and strong understanding of:Multi-threaded server-side development and Java concurrencyCore Java / Java collectionsRelational databases such as MySQLAutomating repetitive tasks using Bash or Python scriptingLinux commands and toolsProficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life CycleExperience with performance tuning, debugging, and memory profiling is a plusExcellent analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skillsAbility to work collaboratively in a team environment

Schedule

This role offers work from home flexibility of up to 2 days per week.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability or veteran status, or other protected status.