HFT Developer – Fixed Income recruitment
Our client is a proprietary trading firm headquartered in New York. They specialize in all aspects of algorithmic trading. The company is experiencing rapid growth and moving into new markets as such they are look to hire aggressively.
Developers must have a very strong C++/Linux background and must have prior experience in high-frequency low latency development.
Developers will have a key role in the design and development of the high frequency trading platform and must be prepared to work in a face-paced trading environment. Responsibilities include designing infrastructure solutions and strategy optimizations, deploying trading models originated by traders, conducting analyses of model behavior to improve performance, latencies, and data feed reliability.
Developers are integral team members, working closely with partners and strategists both before and after launch of a strategy. An interest in financial markets is a plus, including a career path that includes moving into a strategists/quant/trading role.
Requirements
- Related degree from a leading university. Bachelors, Masters and/or PhD are acceptable. Prefer CS or EE degrees but others considered
- Must have HFT development experience. Especially preferred is FX or Fixed income connectivity experience.
- All levels are considered but prefer 1-5 years
- Expert C++ skills
- Extensive multithreading
- Linux/Linux Kernels
- Low level networking/hardware/FGPA preferred
- Experience working on both software and hardware issues is desirable
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong enthusiasm for computer science and problem solving
- Ability to work well under pressure and strict time constraints of the capital markets
This is a great opportunity to join a growing firm. Compensation and benefits are very competitive. The firm will sponsor for visas.