We are looking for an experienced Developer with a strong background in building, supporting, and integrating trading systems. The successful candidate will work closely with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to gather requirements, optimize processes, and develop essential toolkits. This role involves the complete software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and architecture design to implementation, testing, and deployment. Strong communication skills, multitasking abilities, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced trading environment are essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain analytics and trading infrastructure for Credit and Converts, leveraging both vendor-provided and in-house platforms.
- Collaborate with business users and platform developers to deliver innovative, high-performance software solutions.
- Create a comprehensive process for scheduling and monitoring platform resources, ensuring seamless integration with existing proprietary applications.
- Deliver solutions that strike a balance between feasibility, stability, scalability, and speed to market.
- Support and maintain system infrastructure to ensure robustness and reliability.
- Work with internal teams to define and implement best practices for technology integration, API development, and release management.
- Operate independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate sound judgment.
- Contribute to a collaborative environment by improving shared tools and fostering teamwork.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 3+ years of professional software development experience; experience in the financial sector is a plus.
- Knowledge of financial instruments, particularly Credit, is highly desirable.
- Experience with real-time market data and historical time-series data is an advantage.
- Familiarity with server-side technologies such as Kafka, Kubernetes, or Redis is a plus.
- Strong proficiency in Python is preferred.
- Solid understanding of relational databases and experience writing production-grade SQL queries (e.g., PostgreSQL).
- Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code, is a plus.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong documentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas, requirements, and solutions.
