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Senior Backend Developer - Trading Platform

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Develop and maintain the backend infrastructure for a trading platform, focusing on high-performance systems, real-time data, and integration with trading partners. Responsibilities include optimizing performance, implementing features, collaborating with teams, and ensuring code quality.
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At My Funded Futures, we’re transforming the world of proprietary trading by giving traders the capital, tools, and community they need to succeed.

We blend innovation, transparency, and performance to create opportunity — helping traders scale faster and smarter. If you’re passionate about fintech, financial markets, and data-driven growth, you’ll fit right in.

Explore our open roles below and see how you can help us shape the future of funded trading.

About the Role

We're seeking an exceptional Senior Backend Developer with expertise in Go and C# to build and maintain Fintevo's trading platform backend infrastructure. You'll work alongside our engineering team to deliver high-performance trading systems that serve thousands of active traders who depend on real-time, reliable, and low-latency execution for their trading decisions.

What You'll Build

You'll develop and maintain core trading infrastructure, including:

  • Real-time order routing and execution services
  • High-frequency market data processing and distribution
  • WebSocket and gRPC APIs for real-time client communication
  • Integration with trading partners and liquidity providers (CQG, Tradovate)
  • Risk management and position tracking systems
  • Account management and authentication services
  • Event-driven services for trade lifecycle management
  • Database queries and optimizations for high-volume transactional data

Beyond core trading systems, you'll also contribute to broader backend initiatives across the platform, including payment processing, reporting, and administrative tooling.

Required QualificationsTechnical Expertise
  • 5+ years of professional backend development experience
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Go and/or C#
  • Strong understanding of concurrent programming and multithreading
  • Experience building high-performance, low-latency systems
  • Solid design pattern knowledge and clean code practices
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and Redis
  • Proficiency with Protobuf for service communication
  • Experience with message streaming platforms (Kafka and/or NATS)
  • Writing maintainable, well-documented, and testable code
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Memory management and performance optimization
    • Connection pooling and resource management
    • Event-driven and message-based architectures
Trading Platform Experience
  • Experience building high-performance, data-intensive backend applications
  • Comfortable working with:
    • Large-scale real-time data streams (WebSocket, gRPC, REST APIs)
    • Time-series data storage and querying
    • Complex transactional workflows
  • Previous work on trading platforms, financial applications, or similar real-time systems is a plus but not required
Performance & Optimization
  • Experience optimizing backend systems for low latency
  • Proficiency with profiling tools and performance analysis
  • Experience with PostgreSQL query optimization and indexing strategies
  • Experience handling high-throughput workloads
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Background in quantitative finance or algorithmic trading
  • Experience with event sourcing patterns
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance in financial systems
  • Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing)
  • Understanding of financial protocols and trading APIs (FIX protocol, exchange integrations)
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
  • Implement new features and services for the trading platform
  • Optimize database queries and system performance for real-time market data
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers on API design and data contracts
  • Work with product teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
  • Debug complex distributed system issues across services
  • Write comprehensive tests and maintain code quality standards
  • Participate in code reviews focusing on performance and maintainability
  • Contribute to technical documentation and runbooks
Technical Environment
  • Languages: Go, C#
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis
  • Messaging: Kafka, NATS
  • Communication: Protobuf, gRPC, WebSocket
  • Testing: Unit testing, integration testing
  • CI/CD: Automated build and deployment pipelines
What We Offer
  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity to work on a critical, high-visibility product
  • Direct impact on thousands of active traders
  • Collaborative team environment with other senior engineers
  • Professional development and conference attendance
EEO Statement 

Equal Employment Opportunity
My Funded Futures is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported—regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay Transparency 

In compliance with pay transparency laws, My Funded Futures provides compensation ranges in job postings where required. Final compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and location. We also offer comprehensive benefits and performance-based incentives.

Accessibility / Accommodation Statement

If you require assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact our HR team at [email protected].

 

Top Skills

C#
Docker
Go
Grpc
Kafka
Kubernetes
Nats
Postgres
Protobuf
Redis
Websocket

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