Software Engineer

Our client is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. They have built their business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. With a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities. Their Engineers thrive while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world-class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration, and machine learning. Their ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability, and performance.

We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to join our client's Referential Data team as part of the Core Engineering department in Montreal. This Software Engineer will play a key role in contributing to our clients' security referential infrastructure.

You Will:

• Strengthening and maintaining our client's security referential infrastructure to address trading and back-office needs.
• Taking end-to-end ownership: development, testing, release and support.
• Being a subject matter expert, functionally and technically, to deliver security referential data needs for our client's global trading footprint
• Analyzing production issues and implementing corrective measures to prevent them from recurring
• Identifying various operational inefficiencies and developing automation efforts as part of the continuous improvement of the platform
• Interacting with trading teams and users to handle issues

You Have:

• Rich experience in working with security referential data for financial trading across a variety of asset classes - equities, derivatives, FX, fixed income,etc
• 5+ years of experience working in the financial trading industry
• Proficient in Python, C++ and/or Rust programming languages
• Extensive experience building/supporting multi-threaded applications
• Strong expertise in SQL databases
• Comfortable developing applications in a UNIX environment and strong UNIX shell scripting skills
• A degree in computer science or a related field
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills due to interactions with global English speaking team members

Benefits:

Our client believes that work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why they foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive, without the egos. Their open-concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value they place on a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win.

• Generous paid time off policies
• Savings plans and other financial wellness tools are available in each region
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
• In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
• Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
• Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
• Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
• Workshops and continuous learning opportunities

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