Director Of Engineering, Trading (Fintech)

TL;DR

Director of Engineering, Trading (Fintech): Building and scaling a focused engineering organization for institutional trading capabilities across multiple asset classes with an accent on multi-asset architecture and cross-margining. Focus on designing high-performance trading APIs, proprietary order management systems, and real-time risk engines.

Location: Remote (North America)

Company

hirify.global is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer providing institutional-grade brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and fixed income.

What you will do

• Define and execute the engineering roadmap for the institutional trading platform.
• Build, lead, and scale a high-performing engineering team with a strong culture of ownership and execution.
• Lead the evolution toward a multi-asset trading architecture supporting cross-margining across equities, options, FX, futures, and derivatives.
• Drive architectural decisions across trading APIs, the proprietary order management system, real-time risk, and margin engines.
• Coordinate concurrent initiatives across trading and risk management while collaborating with Product, Compliance, and Finance.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through PoC code, code reviews, and L3 escalation support.

Requirements

• Director-level experience owning critical, market-facing platforms and scaling high-impact engineering teams.
• Deep understanding of institutional trading and brokerage technology, including execution systems and risk/margin platforms.
• Experience designing systems that support cross-asset risk and margining across multiple asset classes.
• Strong knowledge of OS fundamentals and distributed systems for performance-critical trading environments.
• Must be based in North America.
• Proven ability to partner with senior business, brokerage, and product leaders.

Nice to have

• Experience with algorithmic trading systems across various asset classes.
• Exposure to portfolio margin or cross-margining methodologies.
• Background supporting hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, or institutional clients.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• One-time $500 home-office setup stipend.
• Monthly $150 stipend via Brex card.
• Collaborative, globally distributed team environment based on curiosity, empathy, and accountability.