Technology Engineer and lead the backbone of real time credit decisioning for global trading. This is a hands on engineering leadership role building and operating ultra reliable, low latency Java services where milliseconds matter and correctness is non negotiable. You will set technical direction, remain actively involved in design and code reviews, and lead a small team of engineers partnering closely with trading, quant, and risk teams to deliver systems that scale under peak market load. drive concurrency best practices, JVM tuning, and rigorous performance profiling to meet strict SLOs.

Data & Model Integration — Oversee data preparation, validation, and model lifecycle management in line with established standards, with a focus on correctness, auditability, and repeatability. Hands‑On Technical Leadership — Lead design reviews, code reviews, and build quality bars across the SDLC; remove blockers and raise the team’s engineering game with a Java‑first approach.

Platform

Reliability — Evolve and support a mission‑critical automated trading platform (observability, incident response, root‑cause analysis) with an eye to resiliency, failover, and graceful degradation. reward outcomes and elevate performance.

Enterprise

Collaboration — Partner across trading, quant, risk, operations, and platform engineering to plan roadmaps, manage dependencies, and communicate progress with clarity. Governance & Change — Ensure engineering practices meet control requirements (testing, documentation, release discipline, model governance); implement change as market conditions and business priorities shift.



Java microservices that power real‑time credit checks and trade‑flow decisioning.

Event‑driven integrations with market data, pricing, and risk engines

- APIs for trading UIs and dealer workflows. Performance toolkits—benchmarks, load tests, and reliability playbooks—to keep systems quick and stable in production. 7+ years in software engineering with significant enterprise Java focus;

experience leading engineers or managing a dev team in a front‑office or near‑front‑office context. ~ Track record delivering low‑latency, distributed systems supporting trading or risk workflows;

Education: Post‑secondary degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience). Combination of technical leadership, delivery excellence, and domain knowledge expected. Java (primary language) — low latency, multi‑threading/concurrency, collections, JVM performance tuning, memory management, and profiling.

Computer

Science & Data Structures — strong fundamentals, clean code and API design, and testability. Risk Analytics & Financial Markets — understanding of pricing, market microstructure, and trade lifecycle. Automation & Delivery — CI/CD, automated testing, release discipline, and operational runbooks. Data‑Driven Decisions — uses metrics,



SLIs/SLOs, and evidence to guide priorities and trade‑offs.

Relationship

Building — thrive in a fast market and complex stakeholder landscape.

Required Technical

Stack (Java‑First) Programming: Java (primary), Spring/Spring Boot, REST

- Performance: Concurrency, lock contention analysis, GC tuning, async/reactive patterns; load and latency testing.

Data: Oracle/PostgreSQL

- DevOps & Cloud: Git, Jenkins/Azure DevOps CI/CD
- Security & Controls: Secrets management, least‑privilege access, auditability, model governance alignment. Salaries for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on number of hours regularly worked. BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance‑based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. #

📌 Engineering Manager - Front Office Trading Risk Platforms (Toronto)
🏢 BMO
📍 Toronto