Vice President, Fixed Income Development
BMO, New York, NY, United States
Overview
Fixed Income Technology is seeking a strong, motivated technical leader to be part of Global Trading Solutions’ Rates Technology team. The individual would be responsible for owning, building and operating the electronic trading technology stack that supports Rates businesses.
The role leads front office engineering teams in developing low‑latency, resilient, scalable and compliant trading system in Java while enabling increasing levels of automation and electronic execution across the D2C and D2D flows.
Responsibilities
Own the end‑to‑end electronic trading technology platform for Rates (Dealer and Trader flows including RFQ engineers, pricing services, execution workflows).
Define and evolve the technical strategy and an event‑driven, micro‑services based target architecture for Rates Cash and Derivatives electronic trading.
Manage real‑time integrations with trading venues and protocols (e.g. RFQ and streaming connectivity). Manage market data and pricing sources and Risk, position, and downstream systems.
Proactively manage capacity, performance tuning, and scaling.
Translate trading and product requirements into clear technical designs and delivery plans.
Create thorough test cases to ensure software stability and reliability.
Partner closely with operations and production support teams on new features and existing strategy behaviors.
Support production issues, including independently completing root‑cause analysis and diagnosis.
Requirements
BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of professional core Java development experience building front‑office rates electronic trading technology solutions.
Strong understanding of electronic trading workflows (RFQ, streaming, algo execution, rates market structure). Functional understanding.
Hands‑on background with low‑latency, real‑time systems and performance optimization.
Expertise in multi‑threading, event‑driven systems, and performance tuning.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Strong communication skills and comfort working in high‑stakes, trader‑facing environments.
Strong collaborative and team skills.
Strong JUnit testing skills.
Exposure to time‑series databases, market data integration, and algorithmic workflows.
Preferred Experience
Built or contributed to RFQ engines, quoting platforms, or dealer execution tools.
Experience with trading protocols (FIX and beyond) and integration with venues like Tradeweb, Bloomberg, MarketAxess, and others.
Knowledge of U.S., EU and Canadian fixed‑income market conventions.
Compensation
Salary: $112,200.00 - $209,000.00
Pay Type: Salaried
BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to BMOCareers.Support@bmo.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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Fixed Income Technology is seeking a strong, motivated technical leader to be part of Global Trading Solutions’ Rates Technology team. The individual would be responsible for owning, building and operating the electronic trading technology stack that supports Rates businesses.
The role leads front office engineering teams in developing low‑latency, resilient, scalable and compliant trading system in Java while enabling increasing levels of automation and electronic execution across the D2C and D2D flows.
Responsibilities
Own the end‑to‑end electronic trading technology platform for Rates (Dealer and Trader flows including RFQ engineers, pricing services, execution workflows).
Define and evolve the technical strategy and an event‑driven, micro‑services based target architecture for Rates Cash and Derivatives electronic trading.
Manage real‑time integrations with trading venues and protocols (e.g. RFQ and streaming connectivity). Manage market data and pricing sources and Risk, position, and downstream systems.
Proactively manage capacity, performance tuning, and scaling.
Translate trading and product requirements into clear technical designs and delivery plans.
Create thorough test cases to ensure software stability and reliability.
Partner closely with operations and production support teams on new features and existing strategy behaviors.
Support production issues, including independently completing root‑cause analysis and diagnosis.
Requirements
BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of professional core Java development experience building front‑office rates electronic trading technology solutions.
Strong understanding of electronic trading workflows (RFQ, streaming, algo execution, rates market structure). Functional understanding.
Hands‑on background with low‑latency, real‑time systems and performance optimization.
Expertise in multi‑threading, event‑driven systems, and performance tuning.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Strong communication skills and comfort working in high‑stakes, trader‑facing environments.
Strong collaborative and team skills.
Strong JUnit testing skills.
Exposure to time‑series databases, market data integration, and algorithmic workflows.
Preferred Experience
Built or contributed to RFQ engines, quoting platforms, or dealer execution tools.
Experience with trading protocols (FIX and beyond) and integration with venues like Tradeweb, Bloomberg, MarketAxess, and others.
Knowledge of U.S., EU and Canadian fixed‑income market conventions.
Compensation
Salary: $112,200.00 - $209,000.00
Pay Type: Salaried
BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to BMOCareers.Support@bmo.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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