Rapidly growing proprietary international trading firm seeks Cryptocurrency Software Engineers to join its team to learn the landscape of Bitcoin and other digital currencies and develop systems that will contribute to our low-latency trading platform. Successful applicants for this position will be working closely with traders, quants, and other software engineers to implement and extend the different parts of our trading infrastructure including low-latency trade execution services, tick data infrastructure, database service layers, exchange connections, back testing systems, GUIs, risk management systems, calculation and modeling engines, and compliance monitoring tools. The applicant will use modern software tools in an agile project management process with a focus on continuous integration and regression testing to build highly performant code in a Linux environment. This position will be located in the Chicago office.
Core proficiency in:
- C++11, preferably on a Linux platform
- C# knowledge is a plus
- Proficiency with Blockchain Technology
- Experience with Cryptocurrency
- Ability to research Cryptocurrency’s impact on markets
- Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming and design
- Experience with multithreading, real-time systems, and socket programming
- Ultra-low latency programming experience
- Experience with scripting languages, such as Python or Ruby
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience in finance or trading is a definite plus
- A self-motivated personality with a passion for working in a trading organization
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, statistics, or any quantitative-focused course
- Strong GPA (3.5 or higher)
Responsibilities:
- Design high-performance software components
- Code using primarily C#
- Conduct design and code reviews
- Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of our systems
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant coding experience in C# or Java
- Experience building systems with strict requirements for low-latency and deterministic performance
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- B.S. in Computer Science or related technical field
Preferred Qualifications:
- Multi-threaded/concurrency programming with lock-free algorithms
- Knowledge of CLR internals
- Experience with distributed systems design and development
- An interest in financial markets