Our client is a leading hedge fund that boast a deep heritage in both fundamental and systematic trading with an extremely profitable track record over the past 25 years. Due to consistently high levels of performance, they have recently started building additional technological infrastructure and new trading teams in their NYC office. Greenfield tech opportunities are plentiful, as the firm has embarked on building a number of products and tools that have a global reach to the numerous businesses within the wider group umbrella, all of whom require sophisticated technology to further enhance their trading capabilities.

Collaboration is a constant and emphasized theme in this company. Senior technologist’s have the chance to work with some of the most talented-minds in statistical arbitrage from ground zero, and build upwards in tandem. An enthralling opportunity for engineers that are commercially-minded and intrigued by the business side. The immediate peer group for this role will see you work with some of the best C++ engineers on the planet, all of whom have a deeply mathematical acumen too. If you are looking for a role that will allow you to build technology that will play a profound role in increasing the firms wider performance look no further.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead the building of central trading infrastructure, in partnership with Senior Traders/PM’s and C-suite, to effectively shape our next phase of growth.
• Hands-on enhancement of our C++ with a particular focus on execution and exchange connectivity.
• Use new technologies and approaches with continuous improvement in mind.
• Upskill and mentor a team of junior engineers through in-team code and system reviews.
• Drive strategic conversations with internal stakeholders on a project-by-project basis.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience using C++ in a production environment.
• Excel in low latency development, with a profound understanding of multithreading.
• Proven leadership experience and competence in addressing business stakeholders that require technical solutions.
• Ability to quickly triage issues and drive the resolution effort through completion.
• Deep understanding of mathematical protocols in relation to building trading system infrastructure.