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Senior Cloud Developer Algorithmic Trading & Interactive Brokers API Job Title: Senior Cloud Developer Algorithmic Trading & Trading Platform Integration Location: Remote / Hybrid (Client Location as Required) Job Type: Full-Time / Contract Experience: 8+ Years Domain: Capital Markets | Electronic Trading | Cloud Engineering Position Summary We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Cloud Developer with strong expertise in cloud-native application development, API integrations, and electronic trading platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience integrating with the Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Trading API or a comparable institutional trading platform and should be capable of quickly translating knowledge from other broker APIs into the Interactive Brokers ecosystem. The candidate will design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-based trading services that interact with brokerage APIs for market data, order execution, portfolio management, and risk monitoring. Experience developing algorithmic trading systems or trading bots is a significant advantage but is not mandatory if the candidate possesses exceptional cloud engineering and trading platform integration expertise. Key Responsibilities Cloud Development Design and develop highly scalable cloud-native applications. Build secure microservices for financial trading applications. Develop RESTful and event-driven architectures. Build distributed systems with high availability and low latency. Design APIs for trading workflows. Deploy applications using Infrastructure as Code. Implement automated CI/CD pipelines. Monitor production systems for performance and reliability. Trading Platform Integration Develop and maintain integrations with: Interactive Brokers API (preferred) FIX Protocol TWS API IB Gateway Market data feeds Order management systems Portfolio management services Position reconciliation systems Candidate may also have experience with: TD Ameritrade API Alpaca API Tradier Charles Schwab API TradeStation NinjaTrader MetaTrader CQG TT (Trading Technologies) Bloomberg APIs Refinitiv APIs Polygon.io Binance Coinbase Pro Kraken OANDA Saxo cTrader Candidates with these platforms must demonstrate the ability to transfer knowledge to the Interactive Brokers API. Algorithmic Trading Support Develop systems supporting: Automated order execution Signal processing Market data ingestion Position management Portfolio balancing Risk management Trade reconciliation Backtesting infrastructure Strategy execution engines Order routing Smart order execution Stop-loss and take-profit automation Real-time monitoring Cloud Infrastructure Develop solutions on one or more of: AWS Azure Google Cloud Services may include: Kubernetes Docker ECS EKS AKS Lambda Azure Functions Cloud Run API Gateway EventBridge Kafka RabbitMQ Redis SQS SNS API Development Design and implement: REST APIs WebSocket services Streaming APIs Authentication OAuth JWT Secure API gateways Rate limiting High-throughput services Data Engineering Develop systems handling: Tick data Historical market data OHLC data Order books Position data Portfolio analytics Time-series databases Databases may include: PostgreSQL SQL Server MySQL MongoDB DynamoDB Redis InfluxDB TimescaleDB Software Engineering Write production-quality code. Perform code reviews. Optimize application performance. Troubleshoot production issues. Maintain comprehensive documentation. Follow secure coding practices. Build automated testing frameworks. Required Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline. 8+ years of software development experience. 5+ years developing cloud-native applications. Strong experience with distributed systems. Experience integrating financial APIs. Experience deploying enterprise cloud solutions. Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills. Mandatory Technical Skills Programming Languages C# Java Python .NET Core Java Spring Boot Experience with at least one major backend language is required. Cloud Platforms Strong expertise in one or more: AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform Container Technologies Docker Kubernetes API Technologies REST WebSockets JSON OAuth JWT DevOps Git Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins Terraform CI/CD Trading Platform Experience (Mandatory) The candidate must possess experience with Interactive Brokers API OR equivalent institutional trading platforms. Examples include: Interactive Brokers TWS API FIX Engine TradeStation Alpaca NinjaTrader Tradier TD Ameritrade Schwab API MetaTrader CQG TT Platform Bloomberg APIs Candidates without Interactive Brokers experience must clearly explain how their experience maps to IBKR architecture and demonstrate .
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