Our client is a prestigious global investment management firm, seeking a skilled quantitative/software developer to join their team in Paris to work closely with their development team to build and enhance low latency components.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage with various elements of electronic and algorithmic trading, including exchange price feeds, core trading systems, backtesting engines, trading engines, tick data management, exchange simulators, and trading gateways.
- You will collaborate closely with a diverse group of investment management professionals, including quantitative analysts, developers, traders, and operations staff, to design and develop cutting-edge systems that maintain our client's leading position in the industry.
Ideal Candidate:
- Expertise in low latency Linux development using C++/C, STL, and Boost
- Significant experience in designing and implementing multithreaded and distributed systems
- Advanced understanding of distributed network architecture
- Proficiency in low-level optimisation techniques on the Linux x86/64 platform
- Strong skills with the Linux/GCC development toolchain and essential experience with Linux Red Hat
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of market data feed handlers and execution gateways is highly advantageous
- Experience in a mature continuous development process is highly valued
- In-depth knowledge of Equities and Futures asset classes is highly desirable
- Preferably 3+ years of experience in a front-office trading desk-aligned role
- Familiarity with Linux kernel, FPGA, and network card offloading is a plus
