US Prop Trading firm – New London Office – GREENFIELD – High Frequency Trading C++ Developer recruitment
My client is a Chicago-based Proprietary Trading firm set up by a well-known CME and CBoT trader who wanted to take full advantage of growth in the electronic markets. The firm focuses mainly on high speed intra-day trading and much of their alpha is extracted from the use of extremely high performance technology. This is a very large emphasis for the firm.
Whilst the last 10 years has seen the company focus predominantly on the US markets, the firm is now looking to grow a European Trading Operation (headquartered in London). This will enable them to apply some of their strategies to European Markets as well as hiring UK-based Traders with existing strategies.
In order to facilitate this growth, the firm is seeking an exceptionally talented, commercially aware and experienced C++ Software Engineer who will work in conjunction with the traders/Quant Researchers to build out the trading infrastructure for London. This will include, coding algorithms, plugging in the strategies and writing exchange connectivity to the European exchanges.
Summary of Skills:
- In-depth knowledge of C++ and High-performance Software relating to Electronic Trading
- Execution Software / Algorithmic Development / Platform Development
- Low-level optimisation, networks, hardware etc.
- Knowledge of Electronic Venues/APIs such as Liffe, LSE, Eurex/Xetra, SIX, Chi-X etc.
Please call 0207 377 2200 or send a CV to dpollack@westbourne-partners.com if you are interested to find out more.