{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"3ad936624df1e0011cf591a6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3ad936624df1e0011cf591a6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3ad936624df1e0011cf591a6","title":"Lead Java Developer","description":"Overview:\nJob Purpose\nICE Clear Credit, Inc. (ICC), a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., is seeking a Lead Software Developer to drive the design and development of FIX‑based API for post‑trade systems supporting the global Credit Default Swaps (CDS) marketplace.\n\nICC operates the world’s largest systemically important CDS clearinghouse, delivering highly available, low‑latency, and regulation‑critical infrastructure for financial markets. This role is focused on hands‑on leadership: owning FIX connectivity, building and operating resilient distributed services, and leading delivery for mission‑critical post‑trade workflows in Fixed Income markets.\n\nThe Lead Developer is expected to make an immediate impact in production, act as a technical lead for FIX API services (both protocol and functional aspects), and collaborate closely with business, technology, and infrastructure teams in a fast‑moving environment.\n\nResponsibilities\nAct as technical lead for FIX‑based API for post‑trade services across allocation, confirmation, and swaps / fixed income clearing workflows. This is a 100% hands on design and development role.\nDesign, build, and maintain high‑performance Java services supporting real‑time trade processing\nLead FIX 4.4 and FIX 5.x implementations, including session management, message validation, and flow orchestration\nDesign and implement FIX clustering and HA strategies ensuring fault tolerance and operational resiliency\nOwn production stability, performance tuning, and operational readiness of FIX services\nCollaborate with internal teams and external counterparties to deliver FIX integrations end‑to‑end\nTranslate business and regulatory requirements into robust technical solutions\nProvide technical leadership through design ownership, code reviews, and mentoring\nParticipate actively in the full SDLC, from requirements and design through release and support\nContinuously improve system performance, scalability, and reliability\n\nKnowledge and Experience\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, MIS, or equivalent experience\n5+ years of professional software development experience in Java\n3+ years of hands‑on experience working with FIX protocol (4.4 and/or 5.x) in production systems\nDemonstrated experience leading delivery of complex backend services in fast‑paced, regulated environments\nStrong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills\nAbility to lead technically while remaining highly hands‑on\nStrong expertise in Java, including concurrency, memory management, and performance tuning\nExtensive experience with FIX protocol design and implementation, particularly for post‑trade workflows\nHands‑on development using Spring, JPA/Hibernate, and modern Java frameworks\nExperience building low‑latency, distributed systems\nSolid database experience (SQL, PL/SQL, views, performance tuning)\nExperience with microservice and SOA architectures\nFamiliarity with messaging and integration technologies including:\nJMS\nKafka\nREST\nWeb Sockets\nRedis\nExperience working in Agile development environments\nStrong understanding of operational considerations (monitoring, logging, failover, recovery)\n\nPreferred Knowledge and Experience\n2+ years of experience in financial markets technology (bank, hedge fund, or proprietary trading firm)\nHands‑on experience with QuickFIX/J, including configuration, session lifecycle, and clustering\nStrong understanding of the Fixed Income post‑trade lifecycle (allocations, confirmations, clearing)\nExperience deploying services to containerized Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, Tanzu, etc.)\nExperience with resiliency patterns such as active‑active deployments, load balancing, and failover\nExposure to performance and load testing methodologies\nExperience collaborating with UI teams or modern UI technologies (React, Angular)\nKnowledge and practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar platforms.\n\nWhy This Role\nDirect ownership of FIX connectivity at a systemically important clearinghouse\nHigh‑impact role with production responsibility and visibility\nOpportunity to lead technically while remaining deeply hands‑on\nWork on mission‑critical infrastructure operating at significant scale\n-: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.","company":"Intercontinentalexchange","rawCompany":"intercontinentalexchange","city":"Atlanta","state":"GA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T16:13:50.786Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"},{"code":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"522320","title":"Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities","slug":"financial-transactions-processing-reserve-and-clearinghouse-activities"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Java Developer","description":"Overview:\nJob Purpose\nICE Clear Credit, Inc. (ICC), a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., is seeking a Lead Software Developer to drive the design and development of FIX‑based API for post‑trade systems supporting the global Credit Default Swaps (CDS) marketplace.\n\nICC operates the world’s largest systemically important CDS clearinghouse, delivering highly available, low‑latency, and regulation‑critical infrastructure for financial markets. This role is focused on hands‑on leadership: owning FIX connectivity, building and operating resilient distributed services, and leading delivery for mission‑critical post‑trade workflows in Fixed Income markets.\n\nThe Lead Developer is expected to make an immediate impact in production, act as a technical lead for FIX API services (both protocol and functional aspects), and collaborate closely with business, technology, and infrastructure teams in a fast‑moving environment.\n\nResponsibilities\nAct as technical lead for FIX‑based API for post‑trade services across allocation, confirmation, and swaps / fixed income clearing workflows. This is a 100% hands on design and development role.\nDesign, build, and maintain high‑performance Java services supporting real‑time trade processing\nLead FIX 4.4 and FIX 5.x implementations, including session management, message validation, and flow orchestration\nDesign and implement FIX clustering and HA strategies ensuring fault tolerance and operational resiliency\nOwn production stability, performance tuning, and operational readiness of FIX services\nCollaborate with internal teams and external counterparties to deliver FIX integrations end‑to‑end\nTranslate business and regulatory requirements into robust technical solutions\nProvide technical leadership through design ownership, code reviews, and mentoring\nParticipate actively in the full SDLC, from requirements and design through release and support\nContinuously improve system performance, scalability, and reliability\n\nKnowledge and Experience\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, MIS, or equivalent experience\n5+ years of professional software development experience in Java\n3+ years of hands‑on experience working with FIX protocol (4.4 and/or 5.x) in production systems\nDemonstrated experience leading delivery of complex backend services in fast‑paced, regulated environments\nStrong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills\nAbility to lead technically while remaining highly hands‑on\nStrong expertise in Java, including concurrency, memory management, and performance tuning\nExtensive experience with FIX protocol design and implementation, particularly for post‑trade workflows\nHands‑on development using Spring, JPA/Hibernate, and modern Java frameworks\nExperience building low‑latency, distributed systems\nSolid database experience (SQL, PL/SQL, views, performance tuning)\nExperience with microservice and SOA architectures\nFamiliarity with messaging and integration technologies including:\nJMS\nKafka\nREST\nWeb Sockets\nRedis\nExperience working in Agile development environments\nStrong understanding of operational considerations (monitoring, logging, failover, recovery)\n\nPreferred Knowledge and Experience\n2+ years of experience in financial markets technology (bank, hedge fund, or proprietary trading firm)\nHands‑on experience with QuickFIX/J, including configuration, session lifecycle, and clustering\nStrong understanding of the Fixed Income post‑trade lifecycle (allocations, confirmations, clearing)\nExperience deploying services to containerized Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, Tanzu, etc.)\nExperience with resiliency patterns such as active‑active deployments, load balancing, and failover\nExposure to performance and load testing methodologies\nExperience collaborating with UI teams or modern UI technologies (React, Angular)\nKnowledge and practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar platforms.\n\nWhy This Role\nDirect ownership of FIX connectivity at a systemically important clearinghouse\nHigh‑impact role with production responsibility and visibility\nOpportunity to lead technically while remaining deeply hands‑on\nWork on mission‑critical infrastructure operating at significant scale\n-: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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