Java/Python Developer- (Trading/Banking/Investment exp required)

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION

Within our customer’s Corporate and Investment Banking division, the group is responsible for front office applications utilized in America, Europe and Asia. The New York team is part of a globally distributed development team providing resilient and low latency execution gateway, market data, drop copy services to our growing New York trading desks.

The Real-Time Market Access (RTMA) Develop team partners directly with the Electronic Market Making desks in the development of systems supporting their trading activity, primarily market data and order entry to all electronic markets across various asset classes (equities, options, future, fixed income, commodities, rates).

JOB DESCRIPTION

The customer is seeking a strong Java/springboot developer to expand their highly successful, fully automated trading franchise across asset classes.

This is a hands-on position for the full development cycle, from requirements collection to final deployment and includes ongoing support for internal users. The successful candidate will work with an existing team of highly technical engineers to extend the functionality and performance of company’s sophisticated trading system that manages significant amounts of firms trading flow. This is a unique opportunity for a Software Developer to become a key contributor and work side by side with this firm’s highly talented team of software engineers, quantitative strategists, and traders on cutting-edge technology and sophisticated quantitative strategies.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Design, develop and implement cutting edge market connectivity system
• Sitting alongside algo developers and traders to communicate varying needs
• Ensure order management is consistent with best execution practices
• Continuously work with colleagues and business leaders to advance each other’s skills

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Current experience with Java, including familiarity with Java 18-21 with Springboot and templates
• Low latency coding, performance tuning, and debugging
• FIX & Binary Connectivity Protocols
• Proficiency in network protocols such as TCP & multicast
• FPGA experience a plus in terms of low-level understanding of how sockets work.
• Experience with Market Data feed handlers, Client and Market Connectivity products
• Knowledge of investment management operations and trading execution solutions
• Experience with ElasticSearch
• Python scripting experience (Pandas)
• Strong communication skills a must

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Mathematics or Computer Science (MSc/PhD)
• Team Player capable of developing industrial strength software components
• Good experience analyzing and structuring large data sets.
• Knowledge of trading and market microstructure

Interpersonal skills

• Strong analytical skills follow up capability and problem-solving ability
• Pragmatic, curious, dynamic, detail oriented and fast learning capacity so as to be able to and work in high-pressure environment and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment
• Strong teamwork that should not impede autonomy on assigned topics
• Client focused, able to identify and anticipate client requirements
• Good written and verbal communication skills adapted to recipients (local IT vs global IT vs Business)

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.