Selby Jennings is working with an elite hedge fund that is looking to bring on C++ Developers to their Core Engineering team. This group is responsible for critical trading software.
You will:
- Designing and implementing a high-frequency trading platform, which includes collecting quotes and trades from and disseminating orders to exchanges around the world
- Optimizing this platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other advanced techniques to minimize latency
- Developing systems that provide easy access to historical market data and trading simulations
- Creating tools to analyze data for patterns
- Building risk-management and performance-tracking tools
- Shaping the future of the Core Engineering team through regular interviewing and occasional campus recruiting trips
Minimum qualifications:
- A degree in a technical field
- A strong background in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming in C++
- Brilliant problem-solving abilities
- The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills
- Working knowledge of Linux
- Knowledge of any other development language, including Java, Python, or Perl and Shell scripts (a plus)
