Ivy League C/C++ Developer /Engineer Multi-Asset High Frequency Trading

Ivy League C-C++ Developer Multi-Asset High Frequency Trading Mid-Town Manhattan
Boutique Multi-Asset High Frequency Trading Firm - Mid-town Manhattan, New York
Circa $130,000-$170,000 base salary plus sign on and amazing bonus potential circa 100% in first year) plus benefits and excellent working culture!

My client is a leading quantitative investment house in Manhattan, with a great reputation for its heavy investment in technology and focus on cutting edge trading strategies. The organization is currently home top circa 40 individuals, all from very impressive backgrounds in computer science, physics, engineering, finance, statistics, business and mathematics. The firm trades a large variety of instruments across equities, FX, fixed income and commodities. Following an extremley successful and profitable year, the team is looking to build a number of trading teams and as of such is seeking a strong junior C++ developer to take a key role on the market data development team. The candidate will take a key focus on designing cutting edge infrastructure for High Frequency Trading, with a large emphasis on market data and exchange connectivity. Working in a small, collaborative and dynamic front office environment, you will gain great exposure to the trading strategies and be given the opportunity to learn a significant amount of business knowledge from day one.

The ideal candidate does not necessarily require a deep financial background. Perhaps you have a very strong programming background in fields such as telecommunications or gaming, with a keen interest in the finance-HFT space. You will need a very strong academic degree in computer science from a top university, and any research experience in a national lavatory would be very interesting. If you do have financial experience, the team would be interesting in seeing candidates with market data knowledge and experience of FIX-FAST.

Responsibilities for C++ Market Data Developer will have the following skill set-experience are as follows;

• Market Data Development-Exchange Connectivity
• Design-Development of HFT infrastructure
• Work closely alongside traders and gain deep knowledge of financial products-trading strategies
• Join a small, dynamic, collaborative and fast paced trading environment
• Collaborate with senior technologists, quantitative researchers and traders

The ideal candidate for C++ Market Data Developer will have the following skill set-experience;

• C-C++
• Linux
• Multi-threading
• Strong academic background from Ivy League University
• Experience in the following would be a plus - gaming, telecommunications, research experience in a National Lab
• Great communication skills
• Interest in working in finance-high frequency trading
• Experience with market data is a plus

This is an amazing opportunity for a very talented C++ programmer with a couple of years of experience to join a very exciting and profitable trading firm. The environment is exciting and dynamic, and the firm offers great compensation, bonus potential and benefits. Working closely with a number of extremely senior and respected technologists-traders in the space, you will be given every opportunity to vastly improve your skillset and further your career. For more information please contact apply.a33hoitxgm@selbyjennings.aptrack.co.uk or call 212 829 4354 to speak with Clare Cooper at apply.a33hoitxgm@selbyjennings.aptrack.co.uk

Key Skills : C, C++, STL, Boost, Linux, Unix, Multi-threading, Ivy League, Computer Science, Gaming, Telecommunications, HFT, High Frequency Trading, Market Data, Exchange Connectivity, FIX, FAST , Manhattan, New York, C, C++, Linux

December 13, 2012 • Posted in: General

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