Quant Developer | Trading Strategies | Experienced Hire

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive employee perks & benefits

Job summary

Susquehanna International Group is seeking a Software Developer for the Strategy Development team in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. The role focuses on optimizing strategies using performance-sensitive C# or Java, while C++ knowledge is a plus. You will lead strategy development, collaborating with quants and traders throughout the software development lifecycle. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 7 years of experience. This position offers competitive perks and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive experience developing software applications.
• Recent hands-on experience with C# or Java is required; C++ experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Become the expert on specific strategies and exchanges in equity and derivatives markets.
• Iterate with quants and traders to enhance existing strategies and create new features.
• Involved in the full SDLC from requirements to troubleshooting.

Skills

Performance-sensitive C#

Java

C++

Education

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

Job description

Overview

Susquehanna is hiring a software developer for our Strategy Development team. This is a computationally intensive role that will allow you to utilize both your data analysis and technology skills. You’ll enhance, refine, and evolve strategies by searching for the optimal parameterization. We’re looking for someone who has experience with performance‑sensitive C# or Java knowledge, but familiarity with C++ is also a plus.

In This Role, You Will

• Have the unique opportunity to become the expert on specific strategies and exchanges that you are responsible for in the equity and derivatives markets.
• Be on the front lines of the business, iterating with quants and traders to come up with new features and enhance existing strategies.
• Be involved in the full SDLC, from requirements gathering, to designing and implementing new strategies, through to troubleshooting and reconciling live trading versus actual and expected results.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Real Impact: By integrating sophisticated coding techniques with innovative engineering ideas, we design and optimize systems that can process massive amounts of data while still ensuring high performance and stability.
• Collaboration: You will partner closely with our Strategy Developers and Quantitative Researchers to translate complex trading problems into scalable and highly performant hardware solutions.
• Growth: We look for people who are naturally curious, relentless problem solvers, and have the desire to continuously innovate, learn, and grow.

Benefits

Susquehanna offers a wide array of competitive employee perks & benefits.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or its foreign equivalent plus 7 years of progressive experience developing software applications. Relevant technical experience may substitute for education.
• Recent hands‑on experience with performance‑sensitive C# or Java is required; C++ experience a plus.