Senior Engineer, Execution Technology

Balyasny Asset Management

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary
$200,000–$275,000 / yr
Posted
124 days ago
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Above market

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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 · Senior Engineer, Execution Technology

The Senior Engineer, Execution Technology joins the Execution Technology team to build microsecond-aware systems that support large-scale transaction flows with high fault tolerance and microsecond latency. This role involves designing and building high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components while leading strategic engineering initiatives from initial concept through post-production support. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and optimize system efficiency, scalability, and stability. Key technical requirements include 10–15+ years of experience building financial or trading systems in Java, extensive expertise in multithreaded and concurrent programming with lock-free algorithms, and experience developing distributed systems. Additionally, the role requires the ability to read and maintain systems built in C# and familiarity with AI-assisted development tools for planning, code generation, and testing.

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 and build high-performance trading algorithms and distributed system components.
  • Lead strategic engineering initiatives from initial concept through implementation and post-production support.
  • Take end-to-end ownership of complex technical projects by coordinating with engineering and business stakeholders.
  • Provide technical leadership to shape architecture, engineering standards, and development practices.
  • Mentor and up-skill engineers through coaching, design collaboration, and hands-on support.
  • Conduct rigorous design and code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
  • Optimize system efficiency, scalability, latency, and stability across all platforms.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify and modernize the execution platform as business needs evolve.

What we're looking for

  • 10–15+ years of experience building financial or trading systems in Java.
  • Extensive experience with multithreaded/concurrent programming, including lock-free algorithms.
  • Strong experience designing and developing distributed systems.
  • Proven track record of leading complex technical projects from start to finish.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of a high-performing team.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools for planning, code generation, and testing.
  • Comfortable reading and maintaining systems built in C#.

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