What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead - Automated Trading position at Acquire Me?
My client, is a top performing scientific led Systematic trading hedge fund. They are looking for exceptionally talented back-end Software Engineers to join their team with unparalleled emphasis on technology as the key component to investing strategy. This is a senior hands-on engineering role focused on designing and building architectures, platforms, and standards to model the world’s economic markets.
The Role:
Work alongside Portfolio Managers and Quantitative Researchers to develop and implement trading strategies. Code is written in Python, but Engineers from any background will be considered. Responsibilities include building new research frameworks, implementing quant libraries, distributed systems, core infrastructure pipelines and, prototyping new data feeds and development of new portfolio construction techniques or building analytics tools.
Requirements:
·Experience with complex backend systems and a fluency with contemporary programming languages (Python, Java, C , Scala, Ocaml) patterns, and architectures.
·Computer Science (or related subject) degree from a top university with a mastery of backend platform-level development
·Strong Commercial acumen
·Interest in financial markets
Benefits:
· Exceptional compensation and market leading benefits package
· Collaborative culture, flexible working
· Self enhancement and well-being heavily promoted
Salary : $250,000 - $350,000