Our Client is a high frequency securities trading firm based in Chicago. The firm is one of the largest electronic trading firms in North America and specialises in high frequency automated market making and algorithmic trading driven by machine learning artificial intelligence.The firm have a sophisticated data driven approach which has enabled them to become a market leader in high volume trading.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop of high-performance C++ components used by trading applications.
- Propose new designs and modify existing ones to continuously improve performance, functionality, and stability of the system.
- Engineers will work closely with members of Front Office Quantitative Research and traders.
- Contributing to market making infrastructure codebase.
- Provide technical expertise to support and enhance core-trading applications.
- Working with Traders and IT Support to test and release new features.
- Developing enhancements to assist Quantitative researchers.
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze complex business/technical problems and make sound technical decisions proactively and in a self-directed manner.
- Work as part of an established, experienced development team to build best in class technology platforms integrated with real time trading paradigms.
- Provide timely systems support for trading activities.
- Be able to identify problem quickly and turn around with new software.
Skills and Qualifications
- Strong programming skills in C++ development experience on a UNIX platform.
- Professional experience with multi-threaded application design and development.
- Experience with key languages, e.g. Python, R, Perl, shell scripting.
- Experience building trading applications.
- Knowledge of different UNIX IPC mechanisms (sockets, shared memory, semaphores, etc.).
- Professional experience with distributed systems.
- An ability to think through and debug problems.
- An understanding of financial markets and instrument types.
- Strong critical reasoning skills.
Detail-oriented approach to solving problems.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills applicable to a dynamic trading environment.
- BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related Computer Engineering or Science curriculum. MS Degree preferred.
If you would like to be considered for the position of Software Engineer (C++, Market Making) or wish to discuss it further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our search team.
