Role: Technical Architect (.NET Core, C++)

Location: 100% Remote

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Client: Photon

About the Role:

We are seeking a seasoned Backend Architect with deep expertise in regulated financial systems and trading platforms to lead the backend architecture and development for a new Futures Commodity Commissions Market (FCM) application. This platform, envisioned as a regulated sports prediction market and Robinhood’s Prediction Market, will be built for a large-scale financial trading domain.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience designing and scaling backend systems for high-performance, regulated environments—particularly within trading, commodities, and financial services. This is a greenfield project that demands a high degree of architectural maturity, regulatory compliance knowledge (especially with CFTC and NFA), and scalable system design on AWS.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Architect and lead the backend development of a secure, scalable, and compliant trading platform supporting binary markets (e.g., sports future markets).

·        Design core backend components including:

·        Order Management System (OMS) – for trade matching, limit order handling.

·        Clearing House Services – to support efficient trade settlement.

·        Compliance Subsystems – for Pre-Trade and Post-Trade checks including regulatory reporting and notifications.

·        Collaborate with stakeholders (product, compliance, and frontend engineering) to align backend architecture with business and regulatory requirements.

·        Work closely with frontend team (SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, Next.js) to define and integrate backend APIs.

·        Ensure cloud-native deployment using AWS services (e.g., DynamoDB, Kafka, EC2, EKS).

·        Proactively identify opportunities to reuse open-source or commercial trading components to reduce build time.

·        Define data models and storage strategies suitable for low-latency, high-throughput trading.

·        Enforce security, reliability, and operational excellence best practices, including logging, monitoring, and failover strategies.

·        Provide architectural documentation, timelines, and effort estimation for the SOW.

·        Guide backend engineering teams (both onshore and offshore) through implementation, code reviews, and deployment readiness.

Technical Stack & Tools:

·        Languages: .NET Core, C++

·        Cloud: AWS (Public Cloud)

·        Data: Kafka, DynamoDB, Cloud-native data pipelines

·        Architecture: Microservices, event-driven systems

·        Compliance Frameworks: CFTC, NFA regulated architecture

·        DevOps: CI/CD on AWS, observability frameworks, logging, secure deployment pipelines

Required Qualifications:

·        10+ years of experience in backend system design and architecture for high-volume applications.

·        Proven track record in building regulated financial platforms, particularly in trading, commodities, or exchange markets.

·        Strong hands-on expertise with C++ specifically on .NET, preferably in low-latency or high-throughput systems.

·        Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks such as CFTC, NFA, and familiarity with financial order routing, trade clearing, and KYC/AML protocols.

·        Experience with AWS cloud-native architecture, including Kafka and DynamoDB.

·        Ability to define MVP architecture that can evolve into scalable enterprise-grade systems.

·        Excellent communication and documentation skills to collaborate with cross-functional and distributed teams.