Engineer, Execution Technology

Balyasny Asset Management

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary
$150,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted
124 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $134,625–$222,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $178k for comparable roles.

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About Balyasny Asset Management

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global multi-manager hedge fund offering diversified investment strategies across equities, macro, commodities, and systematic trading.

Balyasny Asset Management currently has 53 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $175,000–$250,000 across 37 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineer, Execution Technology

The Engineer, Execution Technology joins the Execution Technology team to build microsecond aware systems that form the core of the firm's business. This role involves designing high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components while optimizing for efficiency, scalability, and stability. The engineer will partner with senior engineers to perform rigorous design and code reviews, bridging the gap between technology and business by collaborating with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams. Key requirements include over five years of experience building financial trading systems using Java, with extensive expertise in multi-threaded concurrency programming and lock-free algorithms. Candidates should also possess experience in distributed systems design, familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, and the ability to read and maintain systems built in C# to support large transactions with microsecond latency.

What does a Engineer earn in New York?

Median $200000 from 36 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components.
  • Conduct rigorous design and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
  • Optimize system efficiency, scalability, and stability for microsecond latency.
  • Build and maintain fault-tolerant systems capable of handling large transactions.
  • Collaborate directly with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams to align technology with business needs.
  • Develop and maintain production systems using Java and C#.
  • Implement multi-threaded concurrency and lock-free algorithms.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience building financial/trading systems in Java.
  • Extensive experience with multi-threaded/concurrency programming with lock-free algorithms.
  • Experience with distributed systems design and development.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools for planning, code generation, and testing.
  • Ability to read and maintain systems built in C#.
  • Experience programming using low-latency techniques (preferred).

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