C# Developer Team Leader – Manual Trading System recruitment

As a leading, independent, global trading (market-making) group, we’re all about teamwork, innovation, integrity and genuine passion for what we do. These values ensure we do an excellent job of providing the best derivative prices to the international market. We’re also the principal investor of our business. Having no clients’ means we’re continually investing in our own growth. As a result, we now have offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Hong Kong, Sydney and Taipei.

 

How it all started

In 1986 in Amsterdam, what started out as just a few Dutch traders is now a team of over 600-strong across the globe.

Our Sydney office opened in 1996, and it’s grown rapidly since, with well-established teams in trading, IT and business operations. We trade on a range of markets, including Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea, in all the major indices. We trade all the major indices in these markets and our portfolio consists of multiple asset classes.

Each trade involves the complex task of balancing calculated risk with long-standing experience. It’s this formula that makes smart and profitable trades every second of every day and into the future. Making the best decisions requires the continual development of state-of-the-art software, and the most advanced technology. That’s why trading and IT work together as the right and left hands of the business

It’s different here!

We prefer an informal, fun and comparatively flat structure that encourages innovation and collaboration. The kind of environment that gives you the freedom to be the best you can be and keeps us at the top of our game. 

 
The Development Team

We are a development focussed team. We don’t have Business Analysts or Testers so we have full responsibility for the SDLC. We do it all, from gathering user requirements to production deployment.
We are an integrated team, this means you have complete access to the traders who are the users and the products you develop being used in production. If you possess the skills and experience we are looking for, you too can become an integral part of this dynamic team.

The Job

We are looking for an experienced developer with the skills to run our Manual Trading/Trading Tools team. The team is responsible for Front End Trading Clients (Windows C# GUI used by all our traders), analysis tools, server-side infrastructure applications and the theoretical pricing engine).

You will manage a team of 8 developers and have full people management responsibility for them. You will work closely with trading to establish product vision, team delivery and continuos improvement of delivery and the team. You will also need to be involved in technical decisions and development to some level.

 
To be successful in this role, you will need:

•  at least 5 years commercial programming experience, with a particular focus on object oriented programming

• proven experience running a small team .i.e. managing delivery, performance, training and recruitment

• a keen interest in learning new technologies as necessary, but broad experience in C#/.NET and C++ will be highly valued

•  an awareness of agile process and practices such as TDD, unit and functional testing, continuous integration, with experience beneficial

What will set you apart from the rest?

• an interest or experience in trading or Finance would be highly regarded but is not essential

What's in it for you?

So, in return for your engagement, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and bonus. You will have the opportunity to develop through training and sponsored study. You will not only get the chance to work on some seriously cutting edge technology, you will also receive an array of unique perks. Check out the website for more information.

Don't forget, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident to apply.  Please note that on this occasion agency submissions will not be accepted.