Trading Systems Engineer , QIS

Application Deadline:

06/25/2026

Address:
151 W 42nd Street

Job Family Group:
Capital Mrkts Sales & Service

BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service financial services provider. We offer corporate and investment banking, treasury management, as well as research and advisory services to clients around the world. #bmocapitalmarkets

Global Markets Engineering collaborates directly with Sales, Trading and Technology colleagues to build and improve sales and trading capabilities and to streamline and automate trading processes.

This specific role is to develop and support new trading and analytic capabilities for the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) trading desk.

Responsibilities

• In conjunction with colleagues from Sales, Trading and GME, identify opportunities to improve trading processes and analytics;
• Communicate directly with stakeholders to understand requirements;
• Participate in strategic architectural and design decisions;
• Application Development of trading systems and analytical tools in an agile/rapid release environment including backend services, interfaces to upstream and downstream systems, and user interfaces;
• Approximately 20% of time will be spent in analytics and support of deployed applications.

Qualifications

• A post-secondary degree in a technical or quantitative field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience;
• At least 3 years of experience in software development, ideally in trading technology;
• Strong software development skills including C++, C# and Python;
• Experience with Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) is preferred;
• Experience with DevOps tools and processes; databases, trading protocols and analytics is preferred;
• Familiarity with equities and/or equity derivatives trading is helpful;
• Strong communication skills including an ability work worth with a range of colleagues from technical professionals to sales and trading to senior management.

Salary:

Please note the base salary for this role is $260,000 USD.

Salary:

Pay Type:
Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group's pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group's expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group's total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: ;br>
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