High-Frequency C++ Developer, Prop Trading, New York/London, $250k+ recruitment
My client uses an in-house trading system which is widely recognised as one of the fastest in the world, therefore enabling the firm to execute complex algorithmic trading strategies ahead of their competitors.
The firm has two paths for its High Frequency Developers. Many will join the firm’s Infrastructure Team you will enhance their robust, resilient and blindingly fast trading platform. Other High-Frequency Trading Systems Developers may work with Tower’s trading teams to explore new trading opportunities. Whichever challenge better matches your current skill set, you will acquire the tools to pursue a range of career paths within the company.
As a High-Frequency Trading Systems Developer, you will expand the firm’s global trading capabilities. Working alongside other exceptional developers and traders you will solve some of the most challenging engineering problems in the world. Much of the focus is on augmenting, improving, redesigning and/or re-implementing the firm’s low-latency high-throughput production trading environment which collects data from and disseminates orders to exchanges around the world.
You will optimise their trading platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other advanced techniques. The end result will be the provision of trading systems and platforms that provide easy access to historical market data and trading simulations for Traders and Researchers.
Whilst the teams work hard, the firm’s cubicle-free workplaces, jeans-clad workforce and well-stocked kitchens reflect the important the firm places on quality of life. As expected the firm pays a highly competitive salary, with signing and performance-based bonuses, in addition to five weeks of paid vacation per year plus nine paid holidays.
Your profile
- A MSc. or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or another related field from a globally elite institution.
- 2-4 years hands on industry based C++ (including STL and Boost) low-latency, high throughput multi-threaded development within a Linux-based environment.
- A strong background in working with data structures and algorithms.
- Comfortable working with Python or Perl, and Shell Scripting.
- Outstanding record of academic achievement – top of class rank and GPA; medals, Olympiad success.
- Strong quantitative skills and the willingness and ability to work in partnership with Ph.D level quantitative traders.
- Team orientated / collaborative personality who is innovative, pro-active and convincing in terms of finding solutions.
Contact:
If you find this role of interest, please contact Chris Kidd at +44 (0)20 3178 5678 or via email on apply@mavenalpha.com quoting the reference CRKD.