Job Description
Functional skills:
* Algorithmic/Electronic/Real Time Trading Systems.
* Working closely with the Electronic Market Making (EMM)/Trading Business to build the next generation electronic trading system.
* Track record of significant contribution to high-performance and sophisticated Algorithmic/Electronic/Real Time Trading Systems at either Hedge Funds, Proprietary Traders, Specialist liquidity providers, or large financial institutions.
Technical skills:
* Expertise and deep proficiency in C/C++ Programming - with a deep understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms
* Deep expertise in Systems Design, Architecture, Distributed Systems, DSA, Performance and Latency Optimisation.
* Excellent domain knowledge and experience working on Linux platforms.
* Experience with version control systems (eg, Git), build systems, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
* Knowledge of other programming languages (eg, Python, Java) and software development tools is a plus.
Soft skills:
* Technology leader, a strong people leader who can manage an incredibly talented team of expert C++ software engineers.
* Passionate developer, hands on coder designing and developing the core components of the high-performance trading stack.
* Operational excellence driver, ensuring platform stability to ensure maximum uptime for trading systems across markets.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive technical agenda, lead a team, and influence business stakeholders.
* Ability to translate business needs into functional code.
* Performing PR reviews on other developers' code.
* Clearly able to demonstrate and report on progress in delivering code.
* Proven experience as a Technical Lead or similar role in software engineering.
* Experience with software development methodologies, such as Agile or Scrum.
* Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
* Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
* Provide technical guidance and expertise in C++ development, ensuring best practices and high standards are maintained.
* Drive the design, development, and implementation of complex software solutions.
* Experience in building robust enterprise software systems.
* Flexible and pragmatic leader & team player.
* Open learning mindset.