C++ Algo Developer| Options Trading | Experienced Hire

Susquehanna International Group; Bala Cynwyd (PA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Susquehanna International Group in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, is seeking talented engineers to join their elite Strategy Development team. This role involves enhancing alpha generation and improving research infrastructure using advanced quantitative methods and substantial market data.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in developing performance-sensitive code in C++, expertise in distributed systems, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive industry experience developing performance-sensitive code in C++.
• Strong numerical programming or HPC experience.
• Prior experience leading a team or driving architecture decisions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enhance alpha generation and improve our strategy and research infrastructure.
• Analyze market data to find new signals.
• Implement strategy ideas into production quickly.

Skills

C++ development

Distributed systems

Microservice architecture

Numerical programming

C# or Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or closely related discipline

Job description

Overview

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

We are hiring talented engineers to join our elite Strategy Development team. This is a computationally intensive role that will allow you to utilize both your data analysis and technology skills.

What You’ll Do

• Enhance alpha generation and improve our strategy and research infrastructure.
• Tap into tens of petabytes of raw and well‑prepped full‑tick market data, strategy decisions, fundamentals, and many other data sources to understand market dynamics and find new signals.
• Take advantage of rapid turnaround cycles, where you’ll see the efforts of strategy ideas implemented into production quickly.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of progressive industry experience developing performance‑sensitive code in C++.
• Expertise in C++ is required.
• Experience with distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Strong numerical programming or HPC experience.
• Prior experience working with C# or Python is a plus.
• Prior experience leading a team or driving architecture decisions preferred.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or closely related discipline (Ideally MS or PhD).