Senior High Frequency C++Trading Developer recruitment

Salary – $175,000 plus bonus of AT LEAST 100% (from trading pool)

My client is a small, niche, but highly profitable proprietary trading firm based in mid-town New York. The firm is home to a number of highly experienced and well respected technologists and strategists, from a range of backgrounds including top Chicago prop shoes, Investment Banking prop groups, top gaming/telecommunications companies and Ivy League Research Schools.

Through continued growth and a move into new products and markets, the firm is looking to hire a very strong C++ developer to take a key role in the design and development of their cutting edge high frequency trading platform – all run on C++/Linux. You will be expected to leverage off your strong computer science  background and work in a fast paced, pressurized trading environment. The technologists work very closely alongside the traders, thus the ideal candidate will have a keen interest in trading and potentially have a long term ambition of moving into quantitative strategy/trading. As well as hardcore C++ development skills, the client may also be keen to speak to candidates with backgrounds in low level networking/hardware/FPGA.

The responsibilities will be as follows;

• Design and development of the HFT platform (C++/Linux)

• Potentially an input in hardware/FPGA

• Data analysis and innovation of new strategies

• Back testing and enhancement of strategies

• Building components to improve speed of cutting edge system

The ideal candidate will have the following skill set;

• Extensive C++ experience

• Linux/Linux kernals (FPGA experience a huge plus)

• Experience building large scale, real time systems

• Educated to a high level, ideally in computer science / physics / mathematics

• Strong interest in high frequency trading

• Passion for computer science

This is an amazing opportunity for a strong C++ developer looking to take their career to the next level. The firm is open to seeing candidates from a range of backgrounds and will consider those at all levels of experience. Since you will be working directly with the quantitative traders and the system that you build will have a huge impact on the PL, compensation, bonus and benefits will all be hugely competitive.

For more information please call 212 231 8223 or contact cplusplus@Selbyjennings.com