Software Engineer - Financial

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New York
Muti billion dollar global, multi-strategy,
market-neutral hedge fund is seeking a Software
Engineer.
Financial Software Engineer
Working within the firm’s growing Statistical
Arbitrage group, the Financial Software Engineer
will be a highly motivated and skilled object
oriented C++ developer with experience in high
performance distributed and multi-threaded
development. The position will be based in the
firm’s New York office, and the individual will
report to a senior Financial Software Engineer in
the Statistical Arbitrage team.
Responsibilities
The Financial Software Engineer will be primarily
responsible for:

  • developing real-time distributed services,
  • integrating a newly developed real-time
    infrastructure into an existing code base, and
  • leveraging the new real-time infrastructure to
    work on trading and order management systems.
    Qualifications
  • C++ experience
  • Strong OOP skills
  • Familiarity with design patterns
  • Exceptional academic background, advanced degree
    a plus
    Desirable Traits
    Personal
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills
  • High degree of intelligence
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • Ability to work well in a team-oriented
    environment
    Functional
  • Client-Server or Peer-To-Peer development
    experience
  • Financial software development experience
    Additional
  • Trading systems or Real-Time analytics
    experience
  • Experience with Fix
  • Experience with Reuters (SFC, SSL)
  • Familiarity with Tibco Rendezvous
  • Windows development experience
    Compensation will be competitive, consisting of a
    base salary and bonus component, and will be
    commensurat