Software Engineer | Trading Team
Software Engineer | Trading Team
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Job Description
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics Physics and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries push through them and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness creativity intellectual honesty and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design develop and deploy technologies that change our world fund start-ups across industries and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
Our trading teams are each comprised of a dynamic group of traders quantitative researchers and engineers who work together to examine the global markets seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and exchanges. They leverage their impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills using the results of their research to make forecasts and develop profitable predictive trading models.
The quantitative trading teams at Jump Trading probe and examine the global markets seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and exchanges. They leverage their impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills using the results of their research to make forecasts and develop profitable predictive trading models.
What Youll Do:
As a Software Engineer on one of our growing quantitative trading teams you will collaborate extensively with technologists quantitative researchers and traders to evolve improve and maintain all elements of the team infrastructure including execution signal generation model building and back testing. This may include other duties as assigned or needed. The ideal candidate will be passionate about development and able to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment. In this role a candidate can expect exposure to a wide range of interesting and challenging problems involving high performance computing software design and big data. Most problems require high-availability high-throughput and low latency solutions.
The trading team sees technology as a key component of their continued success and candidates will be exposed to cool cutting edge technologies.
Skills Youll Need:
- At least 3 years of C / C development experience including low level and high level optimization
- Strong instincts around performance vs simplicity tradeoffs engineering for maintainability extensibility and debuggability
- Strong communication analytical and problem solving skills including debugging and code comprehension
- Experience working on a Linux platform
- Self-directed and able to take ownership of projects and responsibilities
- Minimum academic qualification Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent
- Reliable and predictable availability
If you are currently a student or recent graduate please see our Campus postings which offer both intern and full-time opportunities.
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility- Medical dental and vision insurance
- HSA FSA and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs
Employment Type
Full Time
