Software Developer 842591

Capstone Search Advisors; Rowayton (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstone Search Advisors seeks a junior-to-mid-level Software Developer for a Rowayton, CT role on its Trading Technology team. You will maintain and enhance Windows client/server applications, while contributing to new projects.

You’ll work closely with the quantitative trading team and business users, enjoying autonomy to implement robust software solutions. Ideal candidates have a CS degree and 1–5 years of software experience, with strong OO skills in C# (preferred) or Java/Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 1–5 years of software development experience; internships or projects count.
• Experience with C#, Java, or Python and SQL is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with developers and business users to gather requirements and scope projects.
• Maintain, enhance, and update Windows client and server apps, and contribute to new projects.
• Analyze systems for robustness and performance improvements.
• Present ideas for system improvements, both technical and business-related.
• Create product specifications and train peers and users on usage and maintenance.
• Perform unit, integration, and functional testing.
• Support pre-trade signal and order generation systems through UAT and production with high accuracy.

Skills

C#

Java

Python

Concurrency

Unit testing

SQL

Event-driven

F#

Functional programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Fairfield County Hedge Fund is seeking a junior-to-mid-level Software Developer to join its Trading Technology team in support of continued growth across its quantitative and discretionary trading businesses. The role will focus primarily on maintaining, enhancing, and supporting critical Windows client and server applications, while also contributing to new development projects. The successful candidate will work within a small, collaborative team and interact closely with development peers, the quantitative trading team, and other business users, with meaningful autonomy in developing technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with developers and business users, primarily within the quantitative trading team, to gather requirements and scope projects
• Maintaining, enhancing, and updating existing Windows client and server applications, while also contributing to new development projects
• Analyzing existing systems for robustness and performance improvements
• Presenting ideas for system improvements, both technical and business-related
• Producing product specifications and training peers and users on system use and maintenance
• Performing unit, integration, and functional testing
• Maintaining and supporting business-critical pre-trade signal and order generation systems through UAT and production, with a focus on accuracy, reliability, and timely processing

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
• 1-5 years of relevant software development experience; strong recent graduates with relevant internship, academic, or project experience will also be considered.
• Prior financial services or investment management experience is not required
• Strong object-oriented programming skills; C# is preferred, but strong candidates with experience in Java, Python, or another modern programming language will also be considered
• Experience with or strong knowledge of concurrency, automated unit testing, and SQL
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users throughout the software development life cycle
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to developing reliable, thoroughly tested software
• Experience with event-driven architecture (messaging), F#, or functional programming (preferred)

This role requires commuting into our Rowayton, CT office Mondays through Fridays.