The client is seeking a Software Developer to our Options trading desk. In this role, you will work closely with our Quantitative Researchers and Strategists to grow and scale our signal generation platform which is critical to our strategy development process.
Performance is key for our high-frequency trading environment. We’re looking for an engineer with significant C++ and Python experience who has a deep appreciation for performance.
In this role, you will:
- Design, develop, and scale our signal generation platform using your knowledge of object-oriented programming and C++/Linux and Python
- Partner with Quantitative Researchers and Strategy Developers to engage in problem definition, decomposition, and identify new development areas in order to evolve our signal generation technology
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and performance constraints
What we're looking for
- At least 6+ years of experience in C++, developing software with strict performance requirements
- Possess a deep appreciation for performance and benchmarking. You have experience in large scale computing problems and understand performance trade-offs!
- Strong systems fundamentals (virtual memory, numa, io, networking, etc.)
- Deep Linux knowledge and strong systems fundamentals
- Experience in Python data analysis and/or low level Python
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Experience building large scale data transformation pipelines
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or its foreign equivalent; advanced degree is preferred
Nice to Have:
- Experience working in a HFT environment
- Enthusiasm for working with data, especially large sets of data, automating operations. Good aesthetics for cleanliness and correctness in data
- Windows development platform experience a plus