| Job Requirements |
$80-$120K plus bonus
Key skills: Expert knowledge of the following: software development, object-oriented design, data structures, multi-threading, concurrency, real-time systems, network technologies, Windows.
This position will be involved in creating and maintaining low-latency, high-frequency trading applications in various futures and options markets around the world. A successful candidate will be able to operate both independently and as part of a team to produce high-quality software for an in-house client base working directly with traders to develop specifications, develop designs, produce, and
test the trading applications.
Responsibilities:
-Responsible for planning, processing and performing all jobs in an efficient manner with minimal assistance from the supervisor.
- Ability to learn and develop a thorough understanding of the principles and terminology surrounding the trading of futures and other derivatives.
-Design and develop trading systems making specific determinations about system performance.
-Review and repair legacy code.
-Expected to conduct system analysis and development, with limited support from professional staff, to keep our systems current with changing technologies.
-Analyze system specifications and translate requirements from non-technical staff to task specifications for junior programmers or testers.
-Responsible for analysis of current programs including performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs, and designing solutions to problematic programming.
-Maintain application databases
-Capable of writing proposals or papers.
-Maintain positive client interactions.
-Strong and effective inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of clients and staff.
-Responsible for communicating with engineers and manufacturer's technical support staff regarding interface to futures/options exchanges, networking equipment, and other third-party service providers.
-Provide feedback to management about performance considerations / usability issues concerning software specifications and implementation.
-Research and recommend software tools to management.
-Provide assistance to testers and support personnel as needed to determine system problems.
-Review, to the extent possible, changes in code and the environment that will affect system performance.
Qualifications:
-Expert knowledge of object-oriented design techniques.
-Expert knowledge of data structures.
-Expert knowledge of multi-threading and concurrency best practices.
-Some knowledge of mathematical and statistical principles and formulas.
-Expert knowledge of maintaining and debugging real-time software systems.
-Ability to identify tasks which require automation and automate them.
-A solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts.
-Solid understanding the principles of routing, client/server programming.
-Possess excellent communication skills, with an emphasis on verbal and written communication.
-Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment.
-Ability to "think outside the box".
-Experience and ability to teach or instruct co-workers.
-Working closely with management team in evaluating current systems and making decisions on future development.
-In-depth technical knowledge of the current hardware.
-Strong knowledge of current MS-Windows operating systems.
-Expert knowledge of standard development tools.
-Expert knowledge of networking technologies specifically TCP and UDP from the programmers prospective.
-Ability to determine whether a particular problem is caused by hardware, operating systems software, application programs, or network failures.
-Expert knowledge of component writing.
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