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LGL Technologies

Distinguished Engineer

LGL Technologies, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Key Responsibilities Lead architecture and development of enterprise-scale platforms in

Java and Python

within

Capital Markets or large global banking environments . Design and build highly available, low-latency systems for trading, pricing, risk, or regulatory reporting use cases. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quants, Traders, Data Engineers, and DevOps to design secure, performant solutions. Drive adoption of engineering best practices including

CI/CD

,

TDD

,

code reviews

, and

agile methodologies . Act as technical authority in architectural decision-making, including microservices, messaging frameworks, and integration patterns. Guide modernization efforts from legacy monoliths to cloud-native architectures using containerization and orchestration technologies. Oversee engineering quality and mentor junior and mid-level developers across distributed teams. Ensure systems meet non-functional requirements such as resilience, scalability, observability, and operational support readiness. Work with compliance, audit, and infosec to ensure architectural designs meet

regulatory standards (SOX, SEC, MiFID II, Basel, etc.) . Evaluate and implement open-source, cloud-native, and third-party tools as needed to accelerate platform capabilities. Required Qualifications 15+ years

of hands-on software development and architecture experience in large-scale, enterprise environments. Expert-level proficiency in Java and Python , with the ability to architect and optimize performant back-end systems. Deep understanding of

Capital Markets

business domains such as

Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives, Risk, or Regulatory Reporting . Experience building systems with

multithreading, memory management, performance tuning, and distributed computing . Strong knowledge of

messaging and event-driven architectures

(e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQ Series). Proficiency in working with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., Oracle, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis). Experience with

CI/CD pipelines

,

Git

,

Jenkins

,

Docker

, and

Kubernetes

in a secure, regulated environment. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure) and hybrid deployments. Strong understanding of

secure software development , encryption, access controls, and compliance-driven engineering. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to liaise between technical and non-technical teams.

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