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Senior Software Engineer - Market Maker
Selby Jennings • Manhattan, NY • Posted 3 days ago
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In-person • Full-time • $500,000-$1,000,000/yr • Senior Level
Job Highlights
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A leading market maker is seeking senior software engineers to build fully automated trading systems for their futures business. The role involves joining newly established teams to focus on research and execution systems, working closely with quant researchers to execute trades quickly and optimize strategies. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that directly impact the firm's bottom line.
Responsibilities
- Join newly established teams focusing on research and execution systems
- Work with quant researchers to build infrastructure for executing trades quickly
- Optimize strategies for trading systems
Qualifications
Required
- 4 years of professional experience at a trading firm or elite tech company
- Strong academic history
- Expertise in writing software in C++, C#, C, and/or Python
- Personable skills for communication with quant researchers
- Passion for complex low level systems and continuous improvement
About Selby Jennings
Selby Jennings is a global executive search firm specializing in Financial Services recruitment across various sectors like Investment Banking, Fintech, and Risk Management. With nearly 20 years of experience, they offer comprehensive recruitment services and expert guidance on industry trends to help businesses and professionals succeed in the competitive world of finance.
Full Job Description
One of the world's leading market makers who have been operating since the 80s are currently recruiting for senior software engineers to build fully automated trading systems for their futures business. This firm are an industry household name that are known for pushing the boundaries of speed and computational scale. Their current strategy is to modernize its infrastructure to maintain their competitive edge, and need exceptional engineering talent to do so.
The software engineering hires will join newly established teams that will focusing on research and execution systems. You will work with quant researchers to build infrastructure to execute trades quickly as possible and optimize strategies.
Ideal Profile:
The Market Maker is looking for senior level engineers who have experience with low level programming in any language. Ideally you would have worked on projects that have directly impacted the bottom line of the firm. Finance experience is not a must!
Requirements:
- +4 years of professional experience at a trading firm or elite tech company
- Strong academic history
- Expertise in writing software in C++, C#, C, and/or Python
- Personable skills so you can communicate with quant researchers
- Passion for complex low level systems and continuous improvement
The firm seeking the very best talent and the compensation on offer will reflect this. They pay top of the market and candidates can expect total compensation of $500,000-$1million depending on experience.
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