Software Engineer

P2P; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options

Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D

Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Jump Trading is seeking a Software Engineer to join a team of technologists building platforms and services that power the business. You will collaborate with engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to develop new tools, systems, and infrastructure.

The role emphasizes scalability, reliability, and performance of production systems. You will strengthen core systems to boost engineering productivity as the company grows and partners with leading research organizations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Python experience building large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience on a Linux platform.
• Experience with large data sets or data-intensive applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and self-direction; ownership of projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve platforms and services that support the business.
• Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to develop new tools, systems, and infrastructure.
• Improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of production systems.
• Strengthen core systems to boost engineering productivity as the company grows.

Skills

Python

Linux

Data-intensive applications

Analytical thinking

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering

Job description

Jump Trading is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incentivizing collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

What You'll Do

As a Software Engineer, you'll work on a team of technologists building and improving the platforms and services that support the business. You'll partner with engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to develop new tools, systems, and infrastructure. You'll collaborate with teammates to improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of production systems. By strengthening the core systems used across the organization, you'll have an outsized impact on engineering productivity as the company continues to grow.

Skills You'll Need

• At least 5+ years of professional experience with Python building large-scale distributed systems
• Experience working on a Linux platform
• Proven success working with large data sets or data-intensive applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Intellectual curiosity
• Self-directed and comfortable taking ownership of projects and responsibilities
• Minimum academic qualification: Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering, or equivalent
• Reliable and predictable availability

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
• Paid vacation plus paid holidays
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness Programs

Annual Base Salary Range

$200,000 — $250,000 USD