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Job Overview

Citis Equities Technology organization is seeking a LowLatency Java Data Systems Engineer to join the Equities Electronic Execution technology team. This role is focused on building and operating the dataplane foundations of Citis electronic trading ecosystem.

This role focuses on the lowlatency data plane that supports execution, routing, internalization, connectivity, and market data systems, providing event transport, sequencing, fanout, backpressure, replay, and latencycontrolled data distribution.

The engineer will work on highthroughput, lowlatency data systems that process order lifecycle events and market data events with strict correctness and performance guarantees. This is not a traderfacing or strategyimplementation role; it is a core datasystems engineering role, where Java is used as a lowlevel dataplane runtime.

The role requires close collaboration with quantitative research, product, infrastructure, production support, QA, and global delivery teams, supporting platforms deployed across NAM, EMEA, and APAC.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build lowlatency Java data pipelines that process order lifecycle and market data events with strict guarantees around ordering, sequencing, determinism, and replay.
• Develop GCsensitive, dataplane Java systems, using offheap memory, binary protocols, and lowcontention concurrency to achieve predictable latency.
• Implement resilient fanout, backpressure, and recovery mechanisms to support multiple downstream consumers without compromising latency or correctness.
• Work directly with FIX and exchangedriven message flows, handling sequencing gaps, snapshot/replay, session lifecycle, and state reconstruction.
• Own and reason about explicit latency budgets endtoend (wire handler publish downstream), including p99/p999 behavior and jitter.
• Integrate realtime and nearrealtime event streams into KDB+ / qbased data platforms for analytics, TCA, and regulatory use cases.
• Build deterministic test and validation frameworks (replay, fault injection, regression detection) and contribute to CI/CD pipelines with performance and correctness gating.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience with strong technical knowledge and expertise in Low latency Java, C++ or Rust.
• Hands-on experience with market data and/or order lifecycle event processing.
• Solid working knowledge of the FIX protocol and exchange connectivity patterns.
• Experience in integrating real-time systems with KDB+/q or equivalent time series platforms.
• Prior experience in developing electronic trading platforms in a global financial institution or equivalent environment.
• Strong understanding of automated testing techniques and quality engineering practices.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration processes.
• Familiarity with low-latency system design, including performance optimization, concurrency, and high-throughput architecture.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present and grasp complex concepts in a multicultural, cross-regional environment.
• Knowledge of regional exchange microstructure and regulatory regimes.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree / University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$120,800.00 - $170,800.00

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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