Senior Software Engineer - Trading Systems
Job Title: Intern Software Engineer - Trading Systems
Company Description
RTX Fintech and Research develops and operates the 1st fully electronic inter-dealer marketplace for interest rate swaps and other derivatives. The marketplace is an innovative platform that provides dealers with fast, efficient price discovery, electronic execution and straight-through processing.
RTX is regulated Swap Execution Facility (SEF) in the US and a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) in Europe.
Role Description
Opportunity to develop, test and operate a global, real-time interactive trading system for the interdealer marketplace. This is a hands-on, full-stack software engineering role in Java, JavaSript and node.js.
Role Type
Internship: May 15 – Aug 15, 2026 (12 weeks)
Full time in office (lower Manhattan, NYC) – remote work not available for this role.
Responsibilities and Deliverables
Design and develop trading system components covering UI, order management, trading matching, routing and post-trade processing
Design and develop automated testing, monitoring and alerting for the trading platform
Work closely with the trading desk to understand system operations
Triage critical production issues and provide rapid response during trading system incidents as part of the level 3 response team
Mandatory Experience
None - this is an entry-level position
Desired Experience
Software engineering and/or test automation for high volume transaction processing
Start-up environment
Key Skills
Strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit; thrive in a high-pressure environment
Willingness and ability to learn
Exceptional analysis and triage of real-time production systems
Clear, concise and accurate written communication skills
Qualifications
Candidate for Bachelor of Science, Master of Science or equivalent degree in computer science, computer engineering
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