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Senior Software Engineer

Selby Jennings • New York, NY 10261 • Posted today

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Selby Jennings is seeking Senior Software Engineers to lead the development of ultra-low latency, fully automated, and fully systematic trading infrastructure for a specialized trading team within a successful proprietary trading firm. The role involves working closely with quantitative researchers to build applications and deploy machine learning models, as well as developing trading execution technology to optimize speed. This position offers the opportunity to work in a start-up environment within a multibillion-dollar firm, with a focus on innovative technology and collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Spearhead the development of ultra-low latency, fully automated, and fully systematic trading infrastructure.
  • Work closely with quantitative researchers to build applications and deploy machine learning models.
  • Develop trading execution technology to optimize speed.

Qualifications

Required

  • 4+ years of experience as a software engineer at a top tech or trading firm.
  • Experience seeing a critical project through its entire lifecycle.
  • Expert programming experience in any of C++, Python, or Java.
  • Experience with low-level programming is a bonus.
  • Proven experience working on revenue-generating projects

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

Selby Jennings has partnered with a specialized trading team that sits within one of the most successful proprietary trading firms in history. They are in need of lead software engineers to spearhead the development of ultra-low latency, fully automated, and fully systematic trading infrastructure, which is being built from scratch. The platform will heavily utilize machine learning to make complex predictions and execute trades based on them.

This team has been described by the firm as a'start-up' within a multibillion-dollar firm, giving engineers the ability to work on projects with no red tape and in a flat collaborative environment.

This group has experienced tremendous success over the past couple of years and is now looking to expand further into new trading strategies and require senior-level engineers to be the backbone of this growth. The two main focuses of the team are to work directly with quantitative researchers to build applications and deploy machine learning models, as well as develop trading execution technology to optimize speed.

The current team consists of incredible talent coming from the likes of MIT, Carnegie Mellon, the University of Michigan, Columbia, etc. Many hold PhDs and come from the likes of Google, Meta, and top trading firms.

Finance experience is not a must; the firm prioritizes getting the best engineering talent in the world and has a tech-first culture.

Requirements:

  • 4+ experience as a software engineer at a top tech or trading firm.
  • Experience seeing a critical project through its entire lifecycle.
  • Expert programming experience in any of C++, Python, or Java
  • Experience with low-level programming would be a bonus.
  • Proven experience working on revenue-generating projects