Title: Java c# Developer
Duration: 6+ Months (High possibility of Extension and Conversion)
Location: Toronto, ON M5X 1A1 (Team comes into the office on Tuesdays – not strict but would be ideal)
Line of Business: FX Capital Markets
 
Role Mandate:

• The efx product and dev team are responsible for designing, building, developing and maintaining the electronic trading platforms in the bank that enable the trading of FX and commodities.
• The team focuses on building low latency, robust trading systems; creating and managing trading algorithms and ensuring seamless integration with LPs, exchanges and other market participants.
• We work on developing new features and capabilities based on business requirements and market trends,  optimizing platform performance for low latency execution and ensure scalability and reliability of the platforms.

 
Role Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

• Design & develop robust software solutions for GTS’s trading systems
• Devise new algorithms and data structures for target environment and platform attributes in alignment with architectural patterns
• Create thorough test cases to ensure software stability and reliability
• Collaborate with other teams to research and implement changes to the trading system
• Communicate with operations teams about new features and existing strategy behaviors
• Support production issues, including independently completing root-cause analysis and diagnosis.
• Process various business requirements with minimal guidance, derive implementation proposals, and execute proposals with a team or individually.
• Mentor junior developers

 
Must-Have Skills:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of professional Java and C# .NET development experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; eager to ask questions; able to clearly explain ideas
• Strong collaborative and team skills
• Strong multi-threaded programming skills
• Strong understanding of financial markets and electronic trading systems
• Experience with optimizing software performance and reducing latency
• Familiar with the FIX protocol

 
Nice to Have Skills:

• Experience with Broadway Vendor system

 
Interviews:

• 30 minute screening call with HM

2 follow up technical interviews 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Program to all eligible employees. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee discount program, which provides exclusive access to thousands of discounts on travel, entertainment, and more. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacation as required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered, or any other prohibited grounds as identified by provincial or territorial law. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $70.00/hr.