Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Senior Software Developer in C++, in Singapore. The Senior Software Developer will work directly with Quants and Traders in one of our trading teams in Singapore to implement cutting-edge, low-latency C++ code for various strategies and components of the team’s high-frequency, high-throughput production trading and research system.
Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing a low latency high-frequency trading platform, which includes collecting quotes and trades from and disseminating orders to exchanges around the world
- Assisting in the development of a tick by tick backtesting research platform
- Assisting in development and optimizing large-scale parallel computation problems that requires large quantities of data shared across resources
- Optimizing the computational efficiency of existing machine learning based algorithms to drive higher performance and faster learning rates
- Developing systems, interfaces and tools to historical market data and trading simulations that increase research productivity
- Creating tools to analyze data and generate insights that research decisions are based on
Qualifications
- At least 5 years of practical experience with C++ and 1-2 years of meaningful experience with Python
- Some meaningful finance / trading systems experience: working with order books / market data, electronic exchange orders management
- A strong background in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
- Good experience with other programming languages such as Java
- Strong working knowledge of Linux, and some SQL knowledge
- Brilliant detail oriented problem-solving abilities
- Passion for innovation and building systems from the ground up
- A self-starter attitude with the ability to work independently and own problems
- The ability to manage multiple tasks and make decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills in English for business purposes
Benefits
Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
- 6 weeks of paid vacation per year
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
- International medical insurance
- Free gym membership
- For employees ineligible to participate in the CPF, the cash equivalent of the employer’s CPF contribution
- Free events and workshops
- Donation matching program
Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.
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What We Do
Founded in 1998 by Mark Gorton, Tower Research Capital is a trading and technology company that has built some of the fastest, most sophisticated electronic trading platforms in the world.
