eTrading eFX Backend Engineer

3 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Westpac Group Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Create your best future and join Westpac as an eTrading eFX Backend Engineer

What's the role?

This role drives the evolution of low-latency trading systems, market-making tools, and real-time analytics. You'll collaborate with a diverse team of quants, traders, and analysts to build scalable, high-performance backend solutions for global electronic execution and pricing.

As a Senior Engineer, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of our FX trading technology. This is a hands-on role where you'll lead by example—driving innovation, mentoring peers, and delivering resilient systems that support global trading strategies.

You'll design and build backend components for FX platforms, focusing on smart order routing, price discovery, and algorithmic execution. Using Java (Spring Boot) in a Linux environment, you'll develop microservices, integrate with messaging systems like Aeron or Chronicle, and collaborate with front-end engineers. You'll also optimise for low-latency performance, contribute to architecture decisions, and support production systems during trading hours. Your responsibilities will include participating in code reviews, testing, deployment, and providing third-line support to resolve production issues.

What do I need?

  • Strong Core Java skills, with expertise in multithreading and network programming; C++ experience is valued.
  • Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and performance optimization.
  • Familiarity with FIX protocol and financial messaging systems.
  • Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
  • Proven ability to collaborate directly with trading and quantitative teams.
  • Background in financial systems development, particularly in FX or Fixed Income.
  • Experience with platforms like KDB/Q, ION, or similar is highly regarded.

Why join us?

We're obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

  • Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates
  • Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
  • Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
  • Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

Create your future today

To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button

We're all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website .

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