Job Description
Write code that makes the heart of this trading machine beat.
Software Engineer (C++)
Hands-on development role focused on exchange connectivity and rapid execution
The mission
This global High-Frequency Trading ("HFT") firm provides liquidity to global markets, keeping trading action alive globally, open to close. Their two opportunities to win are:
- Relentlessly developing trading strategies that capitalise on opportunities while they exist
- Executing on them while they exist, before their competitors*
*Here's where you fit in.
The team
A collection of the world's sharpest mathematical, logical and technical minds across trading, engineering, IT and operations. You'll find your place in a group of engineers responsible for driving excellence in:
- Hardware: FPGAs keep things fast and customisable
- Software: Java, C++, CUDA, Python*
- ML: Actually, this is a secret
*These folks, your new colleagues are divided between core teams, and teams attached to particular trading activities
The control room
State-of-the-art office and lab environment fit for the market's most sought-after talent, complete with the following benefits:
- Generous paid parental leave
- Catered meals, barista coffees, well-stocked kitchen
- Volunteering opportunities, charitable donation matching
- A stacked social calendar
- Family days
The problem
- Insane socio-economic climate + headlines that could be Black Mirror episode titles = market volatility
- Volatility = growth for HFT firms equipped to capitalise (like this one)
- Growth = more brainpower needed to stay ahead
The solution
An engineer with a winning mindset, and likely experience and knowledge of:
- Modern C++ (on Linux) in ultra-low latency CI/CD environments
- Genuine ground-up "build" projects
- Thriving in high-pressure, often ambiguous circumstances
- Outstanding academics in Computer Science, Maths, Physics
Still reading?
Let's explore.