Senior Software Architect (Fintech, NYSE-Listed, Investments & Wealth Platform)

We're hiring a hands-on Senior Software Architect to design and build the backend systems behind a brokerage and capital markets platform — trading, order management, positions, settlement, funding, and risk. You'll work at the intersection of financial engineering and up-to-date software practice, partnering closely with a product and engineering team based overseas.

What You'll Do
Design and own backend systems powering trading, order management, positions, and settlement
Make architecture decisions built for market-driven scale, accuracy, and security
Drive root-cause analysis on production issues in a live trading environment
Collaborate daily with Product, Risk, Compliance, and cross-regional engineering teams
Use AI coding tools and agents throughout the dev lifecycle — coding, review, testing, debugging, documentation
Help establish AI-native engineering practices across the team

What You'll Need
7 years building backend systems in Java, C , Go, Python, or similar
Proven experience with distributed, highly-available systems
Solid grasp of databases, APIs, messaging,



caching, and concurrency
Independent ownership from technical design through production
Strong cross-functional and cross-cultural communication skills
Regular, critical use of AI coding tools — not just relying on generated output

Nice to Have
Experience building OMS, trading, portfolio, clearing/settlement, or market data systems
Background in regulated capital markets or brokerage environments
Experience with high-volume, low-latency trading infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure and modern DevOps exposure
Prior collaboration with China-based engineering teams
Qualified Mandarin proficiency

Key Skills
Still love writing code, not just managing projects
Understand how capital markets businesses translate into system architecture
Have built where accuracy and risk control matter as much as speed
Already treat AI as core to your daily workflow
Enjoy pushing back on existing approaches with simpler solutions

We regret to inform only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

📌 Senior Software Architect Fintech, Nyse Listed, Investments & Wealth Platform Greater Toronto Area (Canada)
🏢 Salient Group
📍 Canada