Job description

Job Opportunity: Quantitative Trading Software Engineer

Our systems enable algorithmic trading strategies based on patterns in market behavior. By building and maintaining high-performance infrastructure, our developers have positioned the firm as a leader in quantitative trading.

Responsibilities:

Architect the trading platform to support evolving trading strategy needs, with an emphasis on market data interfaces.
Design and implement a high-frequency trading platform, including the collection of quotes and trades and dissemination of orders to global exchanges.
Provide robust access to live and historical market data by leading development sprints and release cycles.
Optimize the platform using network and systems programming and other advanced techniques to minimize latency.
Develop systems for easy access to historical market data and trading simulations.
Create tools to analyze data for patterns.
Build risk-management and performance-tracking tools.

Qualifications:

A degree in computer science or a related field.
Strong background in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming in C++.
Passion for designing robust, resilient, and extremely fast in-house trading systems.
Excellent problem-solving abilities.
Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication skills.
Knowledge of other development languages, including Java, Python, Perl, Bash, or Shell scripts.
Working knowledge of Linux.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a dynamic and challenging environment. If you are passionate about quantitative trading and have the required skills, we would love to hear from you.