C/C++ Software Engineer , Low-level optimisation expert – understanding of Hardware – FINANCE EXPERIENCE IS NOT REQUIRED recruitment
An Expert Technologist is required to join one of the most successful High Frequency Trading / Market-Making firms in Europe. This technologist will join a team of extremely talented developers whose goal is to achieve the lowest latency, high-speed connectivity to the two main derivatives exchanges in Europe (Eurex and Globex).
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Tune the performance of the firm’s trading algorithms / systems.
- Analyze and re-factor their market links to reduce overall roundtrip latency to exchanges.
- Setting up new hardware and network systems on which the trading systems run.
- Find new techniques on how to improve the trading systems in terms of speed.
- Become subject matter expert in exchange functionality and implementation.
In order to fulfil these requirements, the successful candidate will:
- Be educated in Computer Science / Engineering from a top university.
- Be a forward thinker with the ability to formulate ideas and follow through on them.
- Have expert knowledge of software development with specific focus on C++ development.
- In-depth knowledge of networking (TCP/IP) and extremely low-level expertise.
- Knowledge of hardware optimisation and performance tuning.
PLEASE NOTE: FINANCE EXPERIENCE IS NOT REQUIRED.
Please call 0207 377 2200 or send a CV to dpollack@westbourne-partners.com and I will get back to you.
May 27, 2012
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