Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) presents multiple unique opportunities for a full-time Principal Engineer to join a core team responsible for trading systems development in a high throughput, low latency trading environment. The team’s focus is on delivering the core system for NYSE Equity and Options markets on cutting-edge Pillar platform. The team consists of individuals who have passion for next generation technology and are consistently striving for next level of performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high performance, high availability, high throughput yet nimble and adaptive trading platform.
• Participate in system design and architectural decisions.
• Continuously improve the system performance and propose better solutions.
• Effectively interact with business and operations for solving design and operational challenges.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related degree
• 8+ year’s hands on experience in C, C++ programming language on Linux.
• Proficiency with data structures, algorithmic complexity and problem solving.
• Strong computer science fundamentals with systems knowledge.
• Minimum 2+ years hands on scripting experience.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP and Multicast network protocols.
• Strong multithreading and performance-oriented programming skills.

The expected base salary for this role, if located in New York, is between $180,000 - 225,000 USD. The base salary range does not include Intercontinental Exchange’s incentive compensation. While we provide this range as general guidance, at ICE we compensate employees based on the skillset and experience of the individual. Regular full-time ICE employees are eligible for a suite of competitive employee benefits, including healthcare coverage (medical, dental and vision), a 401(k) plan, life insurance, time off, and paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.