We are seeking a Senior Cloud Developer with strong experience in cloud-native application development and financial/trading platform APIs. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with the Interactive Brokers (IBKR) API or a comparable brokerage/trading API and must be able to quickly map equivalent trading-platform knowledge to IBKR.
Must-Have Requirements
· 7+ years of software/cloud development experience.
Solid hands-on experience developing cloud-native applications, APIs, and microservices.
Strong programming experience in Java and/or Python.
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including cloud services, deployment, security, and monitoring.
Robust experience with REST APIs, WebSockets, event-driven architecture, and API integrations.
· Mandatory: Hands-on experience with Interactive Brokers (IBKR) API or a comparable trading/brokerage platform API.
Understanding of trading workflows such as:
o Market data feeds
Account/portfolio data
Order placement and execution
Order status and lifecycle
Positions, balances and risk data
Authentication/session management
Candidate with a different trading platform must demonstrate the ability to map their existing API/platform knowledge to IBKR quickly.
Solid Plus
· Experience developing trading bots, algorithmic trading systems, or automated order-execution applications.
Experience with IBKR TWS API, Client Portal API, or similar brokerage APIs.
Experience with real-time market data and streaming systems.
Experience with Kafka or other messaging/event-streaming platforms.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
Knowledge of trading risk controls, order types and execution workflows.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The strongest candidates will combine senior cloud development + trading API integration + real-time systems experience. Direct IBKR experi