VP (Low Latency Java Algo Developer, Fixed Income Trading,)

Role: VP (Low Latency Java Algo Developer, Fixed Income Trading,)

Location: New York NY, Jersey City NJ, Tampa FL (3 Days Onsite/Week)

Full Time Permanent

Job Purpose:

Fixed Income Algo Technology team in North America supports Client’s Internal Market Making, Algorithmic Trading, and internal matching for the Spread Product algo trading business.? We’re seeking to hire an experienced software engineer to advance the suite of algo trading platform creating a best in class, next generation product for our clients’ franchise.

This is a challenging and- opportunity to contribute to one of the largest and most sophisticated algo platforms. It will involve working directly with trading and quants to solve both business and technology problems with a direct measurable impact on the business.

Key Responsibilities / Role:

• Develop reusable algo trading engines with focus on low latency execution strategies

• Ensure strong reliability, scalability and performance of the core algo components

• Work with other e-trading teams to support live trading

• Learn and maintain large code base, improve design and quality of the algo trading strategies code

• Partner with business to drive technology stack beyond near term objectives

• Adhere to engineering standards and strive for best in class solutions

Job Opportunities:

• Work on high profile algo trading projects that deliver next-generation performance and functionality

• Apply best software architecture and design practices for algo trading strategies development

• Use scientific approach to improve performance of trading applications

• Play partnership role defining the direction of Rates algorithmic trading at Client

• Harness capabilities of modern technologies and be accountable for the positive impact of delivery

• Significant profile exposure through business impacting projects

Knowledge/Experience:

• 6-10 years of extensive Low Latency Java development experience in front office / trading required

• Rust experience is advantageous

• Strong software development fundamentals, data structures, design patterns, object-oriented programming, algorithms complexity analysis

• At least 2 years of extensive hands on coding experience in Core Java within low latency, high throughput distributed applications

• Experience with messaging technologies like Solace, Kafka etc.

• Experience with Chronicle and/or Aeron

• Experience implementing and supporting market data processing applications and algorithmic trading strategies

• Experience building back-testing frameworks and historical data storages

• Basic Linux system performance tuning and monitoring, ability to troubleshoot performance issues within Java/Linux stack

• Working knowledge of no GC Java techniques and lock free thread safe algorithms

• Experience with Python, Spring, TDD, KDB or any other tick data storages

• Build tools, gradle, git, teamcity, jenkins, artifactory

• Strong academic record, ideally with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, engineering or related technical or quantitative discipline

Competencies:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with business users

• Self-motivated individual with determination to achieve goals

• Willingness to learn, both technically and professionally

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Good team working skills and ability to work in a distributed global team environment

• Ability to work on a fast-pace environment

• Flexible and able to deliver quality results in the required timeframe

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

**Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, nationa…