.NET Developer – Trading Desk recruitment

Technology is core to our business success; and our technology footprint proves it.  If you join, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting edge technology with people who are driven to deliver innovative technical solutions. At SIG, you will have the opportunity to work with multi-disciplinary teams to engineer unique ways to use technology.  You will design, develop and maintain a suite of front and back end applications used by traders, operations, accounting and compliance teams for managing bonds, swaps and other fixed income financial products.

You don’t have to have trading industry experience to join SIG; we can teach you the business.  But you do need to have deep technical skills and an inclination to build systems iteratively and collaboratively with engineers up and down the stack.  Learn more about why SIG’s systems are some of the most competitive in the industry – apply today.
 

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and support service-oriented applications including Winform applications, web applications and web services used primarily by trading and operations desks.

• Participate in all phases of the software development life cycle including requirements gathering from users (traders, operations, accounting).

• Identify ways to provide better support to users and automate tasks to improve business workflows.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or its foreign equivalent. Relevant technical experience may substitute for education.

• At least two years of progressive experience developing software applications. Recent hands-on experience with object-oriented programming is required, preferably C#.

• Knowledge of Winforms and ASP.NET is a plus.

• Strong relational database knowledge is required, preferably with Oracle and/or SQL server.

• Strong verbal communication skills with an ability to deal with technical and business staff while working on a trading desk is required.

• Eagerness to learn about the business as well as technology.

• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced team environment is required.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well both independently and in a team environment are necessary.

• Willingness and ability to work in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle.


SIG takes care of its employees.  Perks of working with us include, but aren’t limited to:

• A casual dress code

• A collaborative and collegial environment among employees; with a competitive spirit toward our market rivals

• Food and snacks available throughout the day

• An on-site wellness center with access to a nurse if needed, and a well-equipped gym and fitness class offerings

• A wide array of on-site employee services, like dry cleaning, car maintenance, or barber, to help make you more productive – professionally and personally