Our client is looking for a world class Execution Technologist to work in their Execution technology team. The execution technology team is responsible for developing critical trading system components that power the algorithmic trading to trade billions of dollars of assets a day. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, and demanding trading environment. They will also have experience building trading systems for futures, FX, and other non-equities products
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
- Understanding of derivatives including futures and FX products
- Experience with multi-leg and multi-asset trading algorithms or systems
- 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 Execution Technologist 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.
