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Our client is looking for a world class Algo Execution Developer to work in their Execution technology team.  The execution technology team is responsible for developing critical trading system components that power algorithmic trading to trade billions of dollars of assets a day. They focus on building technologies that are highly performant and scalable, fault tolerant, and extensible. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, and demanding trading environment.  This person will be intellectually curious, intuitive, rigorous, trustworthy, and have the highest ethical standards. In addition, they will be effective addressing a number of internal and external audiences in a professional manner. 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design, development and deployment of new and existing components and frameworks.
• Responsible for proposing new designs and modifying existing ones to continuously improve performance, functionality, and stability of the system. 
• Facilitate communication and collaboration with trading desk and peer technology teams.
• Provide level-2 application support for trading applications and infrastructure.

Qualifications 

• Solid computer science fundamentals  
• Expert C++ development skills 
• Experience building enterprise systems and low-latency applications
• Practical knowledge of some message-oriented middleware (e.g., Solace, LBM, Tib/RV, etc.)
• Strong network and multithreaded programming skills
• Prior experience developing automated trading strategies, market data and order entry handlers, including both binary and FIX protocols a big plus 

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science or a related discipline

If you would like to be considered for the position of Algo Execution Developer or wish to discuss it further please leave your details below.  Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our search team.