Software Engineer - Desktop Frontend Developer (C#/Winforms)

Virtu; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtu is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to join the Core Development team, focusing on building high-performance trading tools for financial marketplaces.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field and experience in C# user interfaces, with a strong emphasis on communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $150,000 to $200,000, excluding bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• Proven results in delivering multi-threaded, high performance user interfaces.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with traders to build and maintain trading user interfaces.
• Scale up capacity and performance of software components.
• Create custom features to improve trading data visualization.

Skills

Multi-threaded, high performance user interfaces in C#

C# and Winforms (or WPF)

Desktop applications

Core .NET frameworks

Unit testing

Object oriented programming

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field

Tools

DevExpress

Telerik UI

Syncfusion

Job description

VIRTU

As a leading financial technology firm, we leverage cutting‑edge technology to deliver liquidity to global markets as well as innovative, transparent trading solutions and industry standard‑setting analytics tools to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.

Virtu offers a dynamic, meritocratic environment with a flat hierarchy. No finance background is necessary or expected. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to kick start a career in the financial technology space.

THE ROLE

Virtu is looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to join our Core Development team. This team creates powerful trading tools, which facilitate the operation of a high‑performance system, deployed in financial marketplaces around the world.

We are looking for passionate engineers who love delivering extraordinary software in a highly visible, front‑office engineering role within the organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with traders and researchers to build and maintain live trading user interfaces
• Scale up capacity and performance of C# software components and end user experiences
• Create new custom features to improve visualization of real‑time trading data
• Handle multiple concurrent projects while adapting quickly to changing priorities
• Be a great teammate and effective communicator across teams

THE CANDIDATE

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field
• Proven results delivering multi‑threaded, high performance user interfaces in C# and Winforms (or WPF)
• Previous experience with desktop based applications and Core .NET frameworks, such as DevExpress, Telerik UI, and/or Syncfusion
• Knowledge of multi‑asset classes (e.g. Options, Equities), market structure and trading systems is a big plus
• Experience leveraging .NET memory and performance profiling technology
• Proficient in object oriented programming and advanced programming languages
• Experience with unit testing
• Self‑starter and stand‑out contributor who has a real passion for technical excellence
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)

Salary Range: $150,000 - 200,000 (salary range is exclusive of bonuses, benefits or other categories of compensation)

Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.