VP Algo Trading Dev
One of the largest American Investment banks in New York City is looking to hire a Fixed Income Algo Lead to join their Rates algo trading technology team. This is a front office team at the bank, that builds and owns technology for it's market making and autmated trading business. This is a high-impact opportunity to work directly with traders and quantitative researchers, building and optimizing one of the most sophisticated algorithmic trading platforms in the industry.
The Ideal Candidate will be a senior level software engineer and have 6+ years of hands-on experience in Core Java development, particularly in building low-latency, high-throughput distribution systems.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop reusable algorithmic trading engines focused on low-latency execution strategies.
- Ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of Core Algo components.
- Collaborate with eTrading teams to support live trading environments.
- Continuously improve and optimize algo trading strategy code.
- Partner with trading and quant teams on new initiatives and greenfield projects.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of industry experience
- Strong use of Core Java and exposure to algorithmic trading
- Basic Linux system performance tuning and monitoring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related degree
- Strong understanding of fixed income markets, particularly rates trading
- Front office experience working with traders and quants
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