Senior Software Engineer - Trade Processing Middle Office Platform Jobs

Clear Street

Location:
United States, New York

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

170000.00 - 240000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As an experienced Staff / Senior Software Engineer, you’ll shape our flagship Middle-Office Platform - a modern, multi-broker/multi-prime solution that streamlines post-trade processing for both buy-side and sell-side clients. You’ll tackle complex problems, weighing trade-offs to craft clean, performant code that delights users and elevates our engineering standards. Your work will also drive our operational excellence, ensuring we meet (and exceed) expectations.

Job Responsibility:

Architect and build highly available, horizontally scalable mission critical applications in a modern technology stack
Design, build, and optimize core components responsible for processing a high volume of trade data in a low latency environment
Solve complex performance and scalability challenges, ensuring our systems handle large-scale financial data efficiently
Collaborate with product managers, and other engineers to translate financial methodologies into robust software solutions
Lead by example in system design discussions, architectural trade-offs, and best practices
Mentor team members, contributing to a strong culture of engineering excellence

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
10+ years of strong proficiency in Java / Spring Boot, Spring, RDBMS, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), microservice based server side application development
Strong experience with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and tools like Kafka
Practical knowledge of relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and schema design
You have contributed to systems that deliver solutions to complex business problems that handle massive amounts of data
You prioritize end user experience and it shows in your API designs, functionality, and performance
You have a strong command over design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
You have strong problem-solving skills with a keen eye for performance optimization
You can clearly explain the nuances of system design and paradigms to engineers and stakeholders
Strong understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and performance tuning

Nice to have:

Masters Degree in Computer Science or Related Engineering Field
Familiarity with data stores such as Snowflake, Redis and SingleStore, as well as integrating with external APIs
Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Background in the financial services industry or experience working with financial data analytics
You have an understanding of Capital Markets, preferably with Middle Office / Trade Processing systems

What we offer:

Competitive compensation, benefits, and perks
Company equity
401k matching
Gender neutral parental leave
Full medical, dental and vision insurance
Lunch stipends
Fully stocked kitchens
Happy hours

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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