Quant Developer (C++)

Socket.dev; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a skilled software professional to develop and maintain high-performance trading logic and supporting infrastructure. You will work with quants and traders, implementing strategies, backtesting, and data processing, while contributing to architecture and latency improvements.

The role requires collaboration with technology teams, production support experience, and the ability to balance tactical delivery with long-term strategic work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, CS, or related; Masters a plus.
• 3+ years programming under Linux; at least 1 year in C++.
• 2+ years on high-performance mission-critical systems.
• Experience in trading floor environment with automated strategies.
• Translate requirements into trading implementations and algorithms.
• Collaborate with quant researchers and traders effectively.
• Debug complex Linux issues (memory leaks, etc).
• Familiarity with markets/microstructure; plus in-depth knowledge a plus.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Effective and professional communicator.

Responsibilities

• Help research and implement strategies & signals logic, backtesting and simulation.
• Develop tooling to analyze large data sets using statistics to identify opportunities.
• Understand markets principles to inform software design and development.
• Long-term design improvement and code reuse.
• Assist researchers with technical aspects of strategies and R&D.
• Contribute to strategic design and roadmap for high-performance trading infra.
• Production support, primarily L2; L1 for specific rollouts.
• Collaborate with feed handlers, order gateways, reference data on latency and new markets.

Skills

Linux programming

C++

High-performance

Communication

Trading familiarity

Distributed systems

Debugging

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

GIT

JIRA

Job description

Position Overview

As a member of collaborative team, develop and maintain critical high-performance trading and signals logics and supporting infrastructure. Work side-by-side with quant researchers and traders, assisting in implementation of trading strategies and research projects. Collaborate with technology teams providing strategy & signals containers, as well as integration with general Squarepoint infrastructure. The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment and be able to balance rapid tactical delivery with long term strategic work. The job involves driving cross-team initiatives and daily interaction with quant researchers and traders, thus good communication skills are a must. The candidate must have a strong work ethic, be enthusiastic to work on the bleeding edge of technology, and have the drive to push through complex initiatives. Attention to detail and defensive programming experience.

• Help research and implement strategies & signals logics, backtesting and simulation, libraries, and processing frameworks.
• Develop tooling to analyze large data sets using advanced statistical methods to identify trading opportunities and to monitor impact of changes over time.
• Develop detailed understanding of the principals of markets operation and structure to effectively utilize domain knowledge in software design and development.
• Long-term design improvement and maximization of code reuse
• Assist quantitative researchers with technical aspects of trading strategies and signals, as well as other R&D work
• Contribute to strategic design and roadmap for high performance trading infrastructure
• Production support, primarily in L2 capacity; L1 support when working on specific strategy roll-out projects
• Work closely with other teams (feed handlers, order gateways, reference data) driving cross-team initiatives, including comprehensive latency monitoring, new markets and products rollouts, and others

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related subject; Masters or higher a plus
• 3+ years strong programming experience under Linux, at least 1 year in C++
• 2+ years’ experience working on high performance mission critical systems
• A team player with good communication skills and a preference for compromise
• Ability to balance tactical work with pursing long-term strategic objectives
• 2+ years experience working in trading floor environment, implementing fully automated trading strategies (execution or prop trading
• Experience in effective collaboration with quant researchers and traders, responsible for trading model design and operation; proven ability to:
• convert abstract requirements into concrete trading implementations and algorithms
• troubleshoot trading algorithm and systems issues across large complex distributed system
• Ability to debug complex issues under Linux (memory corruption & leaks, buffer overflows, etc)Experience developing market simulators a strong plus
• Familiarity with basics of listed capital markets and market microstructure (esp. equities and futures); advanced understanding a strong plus
• Basic statistics; advanced quantitative skills a plus, but not required
• GUI programming experience a plus
• Must be able to work well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Effective and professional communicator

Nice to have:

• Modern OO design and software engineering paradigms, especially rapid prototyping and fast iterative release cycle (RAD)
• Experience working on a global team
• Python, Q/kdb+
• Testing methodologies (unit tests, regression tests)
• Dev workflow – SVN, GIT, JIRA, Code Reviews, etc
• Grid & cluster tools (especially SLURM)

The minimum base salary for this role is $120,000 if located in New York. This expectation is based on available information at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation. This role may also be eligible for benefits, such as health, dental, and other wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions. Successful candidates’ compensation and benefits will be determined in consideration of various factors.

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