1022: Quantitative Developer

Our client is looking for a Quantitative Developer. They are one of the world's leading electronic trading and market-making firms, providing liquidity in financial futures markets.

Responsibilities:

Work as part of a high frequency trading team to ensure successful production of trading technologies, software deployment and configuration processes.

Partner with Team Lead to define priorities and deliver custom software solutions for ultra-low latency projects.

Automate software configuration and rollout procedures to reduce manual configuration errors and strive for flawless change management.

Ensure maximum trading system availability to avoid missing any key trading opportunities.

Troubleshoot trading system production incidents resulting from internal (proprietary software / systems) or external factors (markets, data feeds, telecommunication lines).

Work with infrastructure team to support core market connectivity and correspond with exchanges regarding trade order activity, connectivity, and other related technical support issues.

Qualifications:

Strong programming background, familiarity with mathematical techniques and the fluency to leverage both skills to produce trading solutions and high-performance production code.

Experience with building out significantly sized systems and infrastructure

3+ years of experience supporting electronic trading systems; prior experience at proprietary trading firm preferred

The ability to work and solve problems as part of a team, often in a high-pressure environment.

Excellent programming skills in C++ on a multi-threaded system in a Linux environment

Strong Python experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

High level of trust and accountability