Software Engineer (trading) H/F

We are looking for a Software Engineer (trading), based in Paris or remote in France. Curious, autonomous, and with an entrepreneurial mindset, you will actively contribute to accelerating our growth.

Who are we?

Constella is an algorithmic trading company specialising in investment and technology solutions to promote liquid and efficient markets. We manage proprietary investment strategies in the digital asset market and offer customised liquidity solutions, designed specifically for token issuers, market makers, exchanges, and institutional needs. We operate in very high-growth markets with significant institutional adoption and are tech-driven with a proprietary technical and operational infrastructure.

Your mission

1. As a Software Engineer (trading), you will work closely with the Head of Engineering and the CTO / co-founder.
2. Work in close collaboration with a small strike-team across a range of complex trading and asset management problems.
3. Be autonomous and an active source of new ideas and propositions, always humbly challenging the existing solutions.
4. Help improve the backend structure for the projects you work on.
5. Help maintain our existing toolset and contribute to the implementation of new tools.
6. Participate in team meetings for coordination as needed.
7. Maintain Constella’s infrastructure for existing and future tools.

Experience

1. A minimum of 4 years of relevant programming experience in a backend language.
2. Experience working with distributed and/or event-driven systems.
3. Experience with test-driven programming.
4. Interest or experience with functional programming principles/languages (Haskell, F#...).
5. Ideally, experience with large datasets related technologies.
6. Ideally, experience with functional-style back-end languages like Elixir, Scala, or Haskell.

Skills

1. Fluent English is required to communicate with the team.
2. Curious, autonomous, and software craftsmanship mindset.
3. Ability to work self-managed as well as part of a team.
4. Knowledge of design patterns and systems architecture in general.
5. Comfortable with relational databases.
6. Knowledge and appreciation of software engineering practices such as code review, source control, continuous integration, and testing.

Nice to have

1. Strong interest in algorithmic trading.
2. Experience in Elixir.
3. Good command of French.
4. Interest in financial and capital markets.
5. Interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain in general.
6. Interest in growing and improving algorithmic trading strategies.