C++ Developer for Electronic Trading Strategies Group

New York, NY

Our client, a premier boutique trading firm, is currently recruiting for a C++ Developer for their Electronic Trading Strategies (ETS) desk.

ETS focuses on identifying signals in the market and developing strategies to capture the opportunities those signals represent.

As a C++ Developer, you will...

Implement new trading strategies in multiple markets, working side-by-side with traders and quantitative researchers, connecting ideas to the marketplace in the most optimal way.
Extend, optimize and support production trading strategies, and the existing platform, ensuring we capture as much value from the market as possible.
Research and innovate new ideas in software engineering and high-performance computing.

Requirements:

Undergraduate engineering degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
Elite proficiency in OOP, C++, templates, and multithreaded programming.
Fluency in the modern computing systems micro-architecture.
Demonstrated ability to match appropriate data structures & algorithms to solve specific problems.
Understanding of network programming APIs; direct use of sockets.
Experience designing/improving clean and re-usable frameworks.
4+ years of experience

Additional Skills/experience that will reflect favorably:

Automated trading systems development; e.g. feed handlers and/or order management systems.
Graduate degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
Financial market fluency.
Full product life-cycle development.
Low latency optimizations.

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