Location: Dallas, TX/New York, NY/Chicago, IL OR Remote
Duration: Long term
Job Description: We are seeking a hands-on Lead Backend Engineer to help build a new Futures Commodity Commissions Market (FCM) platform—a greenfield, regulated financial trading product focused on binary sports prediction markets.
This is a rare opportunity to shape the architecture and implementation of a federally regulated financial system from the ground up. You'll be responsible for designing and developing core backend services for a compliant, low-latency trading platform, working closely with architects, compliance leads, and frontend engineers.
You must be a strong developer first, capable of owning complex services end-to-end, while also mentoring team members and influencing architectural decisions. This is not a management role—it is a hands-on, high-impact engineering position for someone passionate about building real-time, resilient, and secure systems.
Required Qualifications:  
*	8+ years of experience in backend system design and architecture for high-volume applications. 
*	Proven track record in building regulated financial platforms, particularly in trading, commodities, or exchange markets. 
*	Strong hands-on expertise with C++ specifically on .NET, preferably in low-latency or high-throughput systems. 
*	Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks such as CFTC, NFA, and familiarity with financial order routing, trade clearing, and KYC/AML protocols. 
*	Experience with AWS cloud-native architecture, including Kafka and DynamoDB. 
*	Ability to define MVP architecture that can evolve into scalable enterprise-grade systems. 
*	Excellent communication and documentation skills to collaborate with cross-functional and distributed teams. 
Technical Stack & Tools:  
*	Languages: .NET Core, C++ 
*	Cloud: AWS (Public Cloud) 
*	Data: Kafka, DynamoDB, Cloud-native data pipelines 
*	Architecture: Microservices, event-driven systems 
*	Compliance Frameworks: CFTC, NFA regulated architecture 
*	DevOps: CI/CD on AWS, observability frameworks, logging, secure deployment pipelines 
Key Responsibilities:  
*	Architect and lead the backend development of a secure, scalable, and compliant trading platform supporting binary markets (e.g., sports future markets). 
*	Design core backend components including:  
	*	Order Management System (OMS) – for trade matching, limit order handling. 
	*	Clearing House Services – to support efficient trade settlement. 
	*	Compliance Subsystems – for Pre-Trade and Post-Trade checks including regulatory reporting and notifications. 
*	Collaborate with stakeholders (product, compliance, and frontend engineering) to align backend architecture with business and regulatory requirements. 
*	Work closely with frontend team (SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, Next.js) to define and integrate backend APIs. 
*	Ensure cloud-native deployment using AWS services (e.g., DynamoDB, Kafka, EC2, EKS). 
*	Proactively identify opportunities to reuse open-source or commercial trading components to reduce build time. 
*	Define data models and storage strategies suitable for low-latency, high-throughput trading. 
*	Enforce security, reliability, and operational excellence best practices, including logging, monitoring, and failover strategies. 
*	Provide architectural documentation, timelines, and effort estimation for the SOW. 
*	Guide backend engineering teams (both onshore and offshore) through implementation, code reviews, and deployment readiness.
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W2 Role :: .Net Technical Lead/Architect (.NET Core and C++) :: Dallas, TX/New York, NY/Chicago, IL OR Remote
