Lead Software Engineer (Java)

We are seeking a highly skilled senior software engineer to join our team. This role requires a strong background in building high-performance, data-intensive applications that handle complex financial data. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java, a proven track record in data engineering, and a thorough understanding of the intricacies of financial markets. You will leverage your technical skills to solve challenging problems throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

What you'll do

• Design and Development: Architect, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and low-latency Java applications for processing real-time and historical financial stock market data.
• Data Pipeline Engineering: Engineer and manage sophisticated data pipelines using modern data technologies to ensure timely and accurate data availability for analytics and trading systems. This includes implementing data validation and quality checks.
• Performance Optimization: Profile and optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and efficiency, which is critical for handling high-volume financial data streams.
• System Integration: Integrate data from various financial market sources and ensure seamless data flow into downstream systems.
• Mentorship and Best Practices: Provide guidance and mentorship to other engineers, contribute to code reviews, and advocate for best practices in software development and data engineering.
• Operational Excellence: Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from initial design to production support, ensuring system reliability and performance.

What You'll bring

• Deep Expertise in Java: Proven proficiency in designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance, multithreaded Java applications.
• Comprehensive SDLC Experience: Extensive experience with the entire software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, architectural design, coding, testing (unit, integration, performance), deployment, and maintenance.
• Data Engineering & Financial Data Processing: Proven experience in data engineering, including building, maintaining, and optimizing complex data pipelines for real-time and historical financial stock market data. This includes handling data ingestion, transformation, storage, and retrieval.
• Financial Market Acumen: A strong background in the financial industry, with a working knowledge of financial instruments, market data (e.g., tick data, OHLC), and common financial models.
• Problem-Solving & Adaptability: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with complex and evolving requirements, translating financial models and business logic into robust, efficient code.
• Collaboration & Communication: Superior communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively with quantitative analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to define requirements and ensure data integrity.
• Testing & CI/CD: A strong ability to work on development and all forms of testing, with working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployments to ensure a smooth and reliable release process.
• Database Proficiency: Experience with various database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and the ability to design database schemas for efficient storage and retrieval of financial data.

About Rearc

At Rearc, we're committed to empowering engineers to build awesome products and experiences. Success as a business hinges on our people's ability to think freely, challenge the status quo, and speak up about alternative problem-solving approaches. If you're an engineer driven by the desire to solve problems and make a difference, you're in the right place!

Our approach is simple — empower engineers with the best tools possible to make an impact within their industry.

We're on the lookout for engineers who thrive on ownership and freedom, possessing not just technical prowess, but also exceptional leadership skills. Our ideal candidates are hands-on-keyboard leaders who don't just talk the talk but also walk the walk, designing and building solutions that push the boundaries of cloud computing.

Founded in 2016, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment where creativity flourishes, bureaucracy is non-existent, and individuals are encouraged to challenge the status quo. We're not just a company; we're a community of problem-solvers dedicated to improving the lives of fellow software engineers.

Our commitment is simple - finding the right fit for our team and cultivating a desire to make things better. If you're a cloud professional intrigued by our problem space and eager to make a difference, you've come to the right place. Join us, and let's solve problems together!

Your first few weeks at Rearc will be spent in an immersive learning environment where our team will help you get up to speed. Within the first few months, you’ll have the opportunity to experiment with a lot of different tools as you find your place on the team.

Rearc is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Rearc is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.