Performance Engineer – Trading Technology Firm – Frankfurt recruitment

Our client is a globally recognised electronic trading technology provider with a strong focus on OTC financial instruments, specifically FX, Interest Rate Derivatives and futures. Moving forward, they are going to carry out a huge push next year into the High Frequency Trading space and require technologists to join ASAP in preparation. They are currently looking to fill a number of Low Latency Performance Engineers positions within their Frankfurt office to join an existing team of dedicated technologists in a huge Greenfield project; involving the complete redesign and recreation of the existing trading platform from scratch – amongst other projects.

This will involve a massive amount of exposure to the business and all aspects of the full project lifecycle (gathering requirements, testing, architecture etc). The role will also involve designing and performing complex measurement studies characterizing the performance, scalability and robustness of their applications in real world situations and consulting the development team through the full life-cycle, provide technical leadership and mentoring.

The ideal candidate will have the following: -

Java (VERY STRONG TECHNICALLY)

• Experience working with High Frequency Trading, Electronic Trading, Algorithmic Trading or Market-Making business-areas.

• Experience with C/C++ to a Linux Kernel Level

• Complex problem-solver

• Extensive theoretical and practical background in algorithms and data-structures, both in a single threaded and a multi threaded environment.

• Pristine communication skills

• Expert understanding of throughput, latency, memory and CPU utilization

Excellent communication skills in English are essential; fluency with German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish or French is also desirable - a fantastic opportunity to work within Germany's financial hub for a global pioneer in trading technology. To apply for this role please send an up to date CV to shane.ahmed@njfsearch.com ASAP; alternatively call +442072576228. Candidates throughout the EU will be considered for this position.