- 8+ years in software engineering and 2+ years managing engineers, with a track record of shipping financial systems in production.
- Direct subject-matter experience with at least two of: FCM operations, clearing and settlement, payments infrastructure. Ideally you've built these at an FCM, futures or crypto derivatives exchange, broker-dealer, or payments company.
- Working knowledge of the CFTC framework for customer funds: segregation, margining, daily reconciliation and reporting, and what regulators expect from the systems that produce them.
- Strong instincts for money-movement correctness: double-entry ledgers, idempotency, reconciliation, and failure handling across external partners.
- Comfort leading a 0-to-1 build at startup speed while keeping the controls a regulated business needs.
- Clear written communication with both engineers and non-technical partners in operations, finance, and compliance.
•(Plus) Experience standing up a new FCM, DCO, or derivatives clearing member, or taking one through a regulatory review.
•(Plus) Background with margin methodologies (for example SPAN-style models) or collateral management.
•(Plus) Experience with stablecoin or on-chain settlement rails alongside traditional banking rails.
•(Plus) Hands-on experience in Go or another systems language used for high-throughput services.