FIX API Developer

Purple Drive5 months ago
Raleigh, NC, United States
Remote
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Overview:

Description:

Implementing FIX connectivity

This involves setting up and configuring connections between trading systems using the FIX protocol, ensuring proper session management (logon, heartbeat, logout), and handling message sequencing.

Developing and integrating trading applications

Building applications that interact with various financial institutions using FIX messages to send orders, receive execution reports, and manage trading activities.

Parsing and constructing FIX messages

Understanding the structure of FIX messages, including header, body, and trailer, and correctly interpreting and generating tag-value pairs for different message types (e.g., New Order Single, Execution Report, Quote Request).

Troubleshooting and debugging FIX issues

Identifying and resolving problems related to FIX connectivity, message formatting, session state, and order flow.

Required Skills

Session Management
FIX Protocol
Debugging and Troubleshooting
Financial Applications Development
Trading Systems Integration
Message Parsing and Construction