Lead software engineer

job summary:
We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer with strong platform engineering and DevOps experience to

join our Trading Platform Engineering team within Investment Implementation & Trading (IIT)

Technology. In this role, you will lead the design, development, automation, and operation of mission-

critical trading systems. You will combine hands-on software engineering with cloud infrastructure,

CI/CD, and production reliability to improve how we build, deploy, and operate software at scale. This

role requires a strong technical leader who can quickly understand complex systems, drive execution,

mentor engineers, and partner effectively across technology and business teams.

location: Boston, Massachusetts
job type: Contract
salary: $65 - 70 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors


responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead the design and development of scalable, resilient platform solutions supporting

Wellington's trading operations

- Set technical direction across architecture, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, observability, and

operational practices

- Drive hands-on engineering across the software lifecycle, including development, testing, code

reviews, release management, and production support

- Build and evolve AWS-based infrastructure and automation using Infrastructure as Code

(Terraform/CloudFormation)

- Improve platform reliability through monitoring, alerting, incident response, root-cause analysis,

and continuous improvement practices

- Partner with developers, QA, architecture, security, and business stakeholders to deliver

scalable, secure, and performant solutions

- Champion modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, automation, and

developer productivity improvements

- Mentor engineers and help raise the bar on engineering quality, operational excellence, and

system design

qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

- 10+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise technology platforms,

including significant exposure to DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering practices

- Strong hands-on programming experience in Java; experience with Python or other scripting

languages for automation and tooling preferred

- Experience building and supporting transactional, messaging-based, and event-driven

applications at scale

- Deep experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures, including compute,

networking, IAM, logging, and monitoring

- Strong experience with CI/CD tooling and source control workflows (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub

Actions, Git, Bitbucket)

- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and infrastructure automation using Terraform,

CloudFormation, or similar technologies

- Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, design patterns, and data

modeling principles

- Experience with frameworks such as Spring and messaging technologies such as Kafka or

ActiveMQ

- Strong operational experience with monitoring, alerting, incident response, root-cause analysis,

and production reliability practices

- Experience with observability platforms such as Grafana, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, or

OpenTelemetry

- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL

- Familiarity with AI-assisted/agentic development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or

similar) and modern engineering workflows

Preferred Experience

These qualifications are beneficial but not required:

- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, ECS, EKS, or

Kubernetes

- Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures

- Exposure to front-end technologies such as React

- Knowledge of financial markets and instruments, including Fixed Income, Equities, FX, and

Derivatives

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who combines strong software engineering

fundamentals with modern DevOps and platform engineering practices. They are comfortable operating

in complex, business-critical environments and can quickly deliver practical solutions while improving

long-term platform reliability, scalability, and engineering efficiency.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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