Infrastructure Developers
Tower Research Capital LLC, a quantitative hedge fund, is hiring computer programmers with world class intelligence, good math skills, and very strong programming skills to help work on our trading infrastructure.
The firm successfully trades a number of different strategies in a variety of markets. We have an extremely high performance network that processes a huge amount of financial information in real time. The team here is made up of an extremely talented group of quantitative financial analysts and programmers.
Tower Research Capital is on the cutting edge of quantitative trading, a lucrative field that provides some of the most challenging math and engineering problems in the world. A career with Tower is a chance to not only become expert in this industry, but to shape its future with the engineers and analysts who are building it from the ground up.
Job responsibilities include expanding and maintaining our trading capabilities on various markets around the world. Duties will include:
- Coding connections to new markets
- Optimizing the performance of our systems
- Maintaining and expanding our databases of financial information
- Building risk management and performance tracking tools
Successful candidates will have a degree in math, engineering, computer science, or a related field from a top university. Very strong computer programming skills are required. Must have solid C++ experience and Java knowledge a plus. Linux knowledge is a must. Basic Linux system administration skills and knowledge of Perl, shell-scripts, DNS, NFS a plus. Must be able to work on multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. No finance or economics knowledge required.
Requirements:
- Degree from a top college or university (undergraduate or graduate)
- Excellent programming skills
- Strong background in math, data structures, and algorithms
- Brilliant problem-solving skills
- Strong C++ skills
- Fluency in English
- Financial experience NOT required
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Signing bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Chance to become an expert in a lucrative emerging field in New York City, the financial capital of the world
- Mentoring by financial engineers from Yale, MIT, Harvard, IIT and other top engineering institutions
- Five weeks of paid vacation per year
To apply, please send RESUME and COVER LETTER to: jobs@tower-research.com.
Your email should read “Infrastructure Developer” in the subject line.