Team Lead, Java Engineer - Equities Trading Technologies · Equity IT

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:13:00 GMT
Engineering

Equity IT · Miami, Florida, United States of America · New York, New York, United States of America · $175,000 to $250,000 · onsite

We are seeking a Team Lead to maintain and enhance our mission-critical, multi-asset trading platform that is used firm-wide daily. This individual will own the existing Java Swing code base, while also playing a pivotal role in designing the next-generation HTML5 trading UI.

The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in developing and maintaining Java-based front-end applications in the finance sector. Exceptional team collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across global time zones are crucial.

Millennium strongly prioritizes our synergistic culture, which revolves around teamwork and low egos. You should possess the ability to work in a fast-paced environment both collaboratively and individually while managing multiple projects simultaneously.

The successful individual will have a strong sense of urgency, emotional intelligence, and prioritize a high-caliber end-user experience.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or comparable

7+ years of professional experience with Core Java and Java Swing, electronic trading systems and/or trader workstations environment strongly preferred.

5+ years of experience working with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and JQuery

Deep understanding of multithreading and distributed systems within a high performance, latency-sensitive environment

Strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks and continuous test-driven development practices

Enterprise level experience with design patterns such as MVC, MV, MVP

Enterprise level experience with RESTful web services

Previous experience liaising with non-technology stakeholders, polished and proactive communication skills

Beneficial/Ideal Technology Experience:

EXT-JS, AngularJS, AJAX, JSON experience is very beneficial

Knowledge of equities, futures, options and other asset classes is preferred

Enterprise level experience with OMS architecture and design is preferred

Experience with messaging middleware, Solace preferred

Experience with relational and NoSQL databases. MongoDB preferred

Experience working with financial data, including reference data, market data, order/execution and positions data.

Experience working with Cloud: AWS (preferred), GCP or Azure

Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future.