FIX Onboarding Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

FIX Onboarding Engineer (Fintech): Supporting the onboarding and certification of external clients onto electronic trading platforms with an accent on FIX protocol expertise, coordinating connectivity, and managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives. Focus on ensuring smooth production go-lives, troubleshooting technical issues during onboarding, and enhancing client connectivity solutions.

Location: On-Site - Dallas, Texas

Salary: $80,000–$100,000

Company

hirify.global is a financial technology company building massively scalable software and low-latency infrastructure solutions to facilitate client trading across global financial markets, aiming to empower others to accomplish more.

What you will do

• Manage the end-to-end onboarding process and certification of electronic trading applications for external clients to the firm's trading systems.
• Coordinate new projects and deliverable dependencies across internal teams (business, operations, various platform developers).
• Test and certify new client connections via FIX protocol, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Implement customized client requests and facilitate network connectivity requests (TCP/IP, Firewalls, VPNs).
• Provide subject matter expertise on all FIX-related inquiries and act as a key technical liaison.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues during onboarding and provide ongoing support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 2-7 years of professional experience (Analyst or Associate level).
• Strong understanding of financial markets and the complete electronic order lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with scripting and/or programming (e.g., Python, Java, C++, SQL).
• Comfortable operating in a UNIX/Linux environment.
• Understanding of connectivity, networks, and related concepts such as TCP/IP, Firewalls, and VPN.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Demonstrated experience with FIX (Financial Information eXchange) protocol and FIX certification processes.
• Finance background with a solid understanding of multiple asset classes.
• Experience in technical project management or leading technical initiatives.
• Prior experience in a client-facing technical role within financial services.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment that empowers associates.
• Committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels safe, understood, and valued.
• Provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants.
• Comprehensive benefit offerings are available.
• Colorado employees receive paid sick leave and other legally required benefits.

Hiring process

• hirify.global may use AI-based tools for application review, but all employment decisions include human review.
• Honesty and transparency are critical; falsification of information will result in disqualification.