Software Engineer - Trading Operations

Description

The company has traded for over 30 years, combining strong technology with skilled people to trade with its own capital and at its own risk.

From its Chicago headquarters and offices across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia, it trades Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy in major global markets. It also runs real estate, venture capital and cryptoasset strategies.

The company expects high standards and integrity, and it welcomes people who question the prevailing view.

You will support trading desks in London, Singapore and Chicago, working alongside traders, researchers and engineers to improve operational workflows and choose the right tools for each job.

Responsibilities

• Own your products from prototype through to stable production.
• Work with trading and operations stakeholders to build polished, easy-to-use, well-engineered software for their problems.
• Build, maintain and extend trading applications, data pipelines and solutions.
• Work on new and legacy systems written in Java and Python.
• Provide on-call support when needed.

Requirements

• Communicate clearly with stakeholders and fellow engineers, helping keep the team collaborative and supportive.
• A record of delivering enterprise-scale software projects and managing dynamic projects for key stakeholders.
• At least 2 years of enterprise experience with version control, Git, Python or Java, and Linux.
• Substantial experience working with the front office and senior management in an active trading environment.
• A bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, or equivalent significant exposure.
• Proven ability to work independently, break down problems, and design and deliver solutions.
• Comfort working across multiple programming languages is a big plus.
• 2-3 years of experience in front office, middle office, back office or risk management roles with exchange-traded and OTC products is strongly preferred.

Conditions

The base salary range is $120,000 to $175,000, depending on your experience, qualifications and relevant skill set.

Benefits

• Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
• Group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance.
• 401k with a discretionary employer match.
• Short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance.
• Health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts.