Jain Global
Senior Low Latency OEMS Engineer (Java)
New York, New York · Senior
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About the role
- We are a leading global multi-strategy hedge fund with a strong presence across major financial centers.
- Our firm is committed to delivering superior risk-adjusted returns to our investors through innovative strategies and a disciplined approach to risk management.
- We leverage advanced technology and data-driven insights to stay ahead in the ever-evolving financial markets.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement zero-allocation, latency-critical components in the sequenced core of the OEMS: order lifecycle, pre-trade risk checks, broker routing and position marking.
- Build and operate market-facing gateways: FIX broker connectivity (initiator and acceptor), a client-facing Aeron/SBE API, and Kafka/Protobuf integrations.
- Own production performance on Linux: CPU pinning and isolation, kernel and network tuning, JVM flags and GC selection.
- Build for correctness with behaviour-driven acceptance tests, snapshot/replay-equivalence tests and integration tests.
- Collaborate with trading, quant, DevOps and infrastructure teams.
- You will own latency-critical components end to end: from the sequenced core, through the gateways, to tuning in production.
- As an employer, we believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of Jain Global teams to drive competitive performance.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Aeron (transport, archive, cluster) and Agrona, or an equivalent sequencer/messaging framework (e.g. Chronicle, LMAX Disruptor).
- Proficient with AI coding agents (e.g.
Skills
- Binary encoding with SBE and/or Protobuf
- FIX protocol at session and application level, ideally with Artio or QuickFIX/J.
- Solid understanding of sequencer and replicated-log architectures, consensus (Raft), determinism, snapshotting and replay.
- GC algorithms and tuning for low latency (ZGC, Shenandoah, G1), JIT behaviour and escape analysis, profiling with JFR or async-profiler.
- Linux performance engineering: CPU isolation and pinning, IRQ affinity, NIC and kernel tuning, tuned profiles, huge pages.
- Working knowledge of Java NIO and zero-copy I/O
- kernel-bypass networking is a plus.
- Comfortable with relational persistence (PostgreSQL) and event streaming (Kafka).
- Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Compensation
- Jain Global offers a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary bonus, and comprehensive benefits.
- The estimated base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $200,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future.
- When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individual's experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.
Benefits
- Jain Global offers a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary bonus, and comprehensive benefits.
Company info
- Job Description: Senior Low Latency OEMS Engineer (Java) Jain Global, LLC We are a leading global multi-strategy hedge fund with a strong presence across major financial centers.
- We are seeking a Senior Low Latency Java Engineer to join the team that builds and runs our in-house Order and Execution Management System (OEMS).
- We are an AI-first engineering team.
Equal opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
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