Adroit
Company Info
Sector: FinTech, TradingTech, HF Tech
Size of Company: 20+
Size of relevant team(s): 10+
Stage: Series A + Self-funded
Total Funding Amount: 15m (public) + Undisclosed (private)
Investors: Centana Growth Partners, FinTech Sandbox
Leadership profiles:
CEO/Founder: Anil Jaglan
Tech Lead/Architect: Anthony Abate
Company LinkedIn: Adroit LI Page
Office Policy: Remote (EST Hours) or Hybrid in CT/NYC
Office Address: 175 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, US
Visa transfers: Yes
Business Model: B2B SaaS
Compensation: $120k - $160k Total Compensation (Base + Bonus)
What Worth Likes
Although Adroit is a small team, it is a major player in the Fixed Income Trading Tech space. Some of their Hedge Fund clients are large money managers ($1B+ AUM). These Hedge Funds use Adroit because they offer OMS & EMS solutions that cater to trading complex OTC assets - Swaps, Fixed Income, & FX.
Stability: Adroit has been around since 2014 and has grown their team & footprint gradually over 10 years. As of 2024, they are growing their team & client base substantially.
High Pedigree Team: As an Engineer at Adroit, you’ll be working with Engineers who have worked at places such as Bridgewater, JPM, & NYSE. These individuals bring a vast knowledge of Buy Side, Sell Side, & Software Engineering experience to the team.
Interesting Engineering Problems: Many of the Engineering problems you’ll be working on will be custom solutions catered to certain Hedge Fund clients. These solutions will be focused on performance, latency, stabilization, & accuracy.
Software Engineer Job Description
About the Role
You’ll be a contributor to all levels of our software design and development. You’ll interface directly with senior managers (CTO and Development Managers) and at times with our clients to understand the problem and build elegant solutions.
You’ll work on feature development, testing, bug fixing, maintenance, and support. You will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of our technology pipeline, from black-box algorithms to real-time visual analytics, from server and UI coding to our messaging architecture.
Key Responsibilities
Help expand the Adroit platform to stay ahead of competition
Develop thorough understanding of business and user requirements
Design elegant and efficient solutions with guidance from Chief Architect
Work together with team members to develop scalable, testable, and competent code
Test and deploy code for use in production
Hard Requirements
- Technical:
- 2+ years of experience in a development-related role
- Proficient in C#.NET & SQL (2+ years of experience)
- Experience with backend technologies (database, messaging, interprocess communications)
- Non-Technical:
- Excellent business communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical staff
- Demonstrated analysis/assessment capabilities
- Excellent task management skills with the ability to follow up and follow through on all outstanding items
- A self-starter mentality with the ability to attempt to figure things out and perform due diligence before involving the broader team
- The ability to ascertain when to ask for help
- Miscellaneous:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in a technical field
- Based in NYC metro area – bonus
Nice to Haves
- Experience at a small to medium-sized company (strongly preferred)
- Basic understanding of capital markets
- An affinity for well-architected solutions and a passion for high standards of quality
- Ability to make independent, reliable decisions
Compensation
- $120-175k base salary
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
Interview Process
- Phone screen – Jesse, 10-15 min
- Take-home Technical Assessment – Hleb to review
- R1 Interview – Eric/Christopher, 1hr – General Interview – general overview and discussion on background and experience
- Final Round Interview - 1hr 15min
- Part 1 – Technical Interview – Anthony/Pete, 1hr – in-depth discussion on relevant work history and questions aimed at gauging a candidate's technical knowledge
- Part 2 – Brief Culture Interview – Anil/Pete, 15 mins - General company and culture fit and assessment of candidate's ability to interface with clients and internal team