As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer, you will be one of the technical leaders of our core technology team that pushes the boundaries of our state-of-the-art high-frequency trading platform. You will come up with innovative yet simple solutions to tackle complex problems. You will reimagine how we solve engineering problems and lead our team to make major improvements. This is a highly selective opportunity for talented individuals that are looking to join a leading team in a fast-growing quantitative trading industry.
Responsibilities
- Lead design of major software components, systems, and features
- Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our core libraries
- Redesign our existing software architecture to improve efficiency and scalability, as well as reduce time effort, and potential for errors in future development
- Leverage advanced algorithms and data structures to improve the speed and accuracy of our tick-by-tick backtesting research platform
- Interact directly with traders to communicate technology changes, manage incidents, and troubleshoot problems
- Contribute to technical discussions, code reviews, and internal sharing
- Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- 8+ years of strong *hands-on* programming experience using C++14 (not C-style C++) in Linux environment
- Hands-on technical leadership experience leading software engineers and setting technical direction
- Strong understanding of computer systems, multithreading, networks, and performance optimization
- Experience architecting and developing large-scale software systems
- Strong written communication skills and intermediate English skills
- Passion and curiosity for quant trading and cryptocurrency markets
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in low-latency C++
- Experience in developing low latency systems
Top Skills
What We Do
Company Information: Kronos Research is a technology and science-driven trading firm. We risk firm capital, trading a broad range of financial instruments and strategies on global markets. The firm is willing to pursue new ideas and markets with conviction and as such, we have been at the forefront of technology and markets, quickly dominating newer markets such as applying HFT to cryptocurrency trading. Kronos trades on average more than $5 Billion USD / day just in crypto volume alone. Our team has grown quickly from 2 in 2018 to the now 80+ team at our Taipei headquarters and office in Shanghai with more locations on the way. Mission Statement: Together we work on meaningful goals and solve complex problems. Our team is defined by a high-performance culture that values collaboration and meritocracy. We like being challenged and don’t mind putting in the hard work. While the recognition and extremely competitive compensation make it a sweet place to work at, we are united fundamentally by our love and curiosity for innovation in financial markets and technology. The next phase of our company will be about becoming the best place for liquidity and using that position to create positive change. Our ultimate goal is to provide the infrastructure to make investing and trading easier and fairer for people around the world. One day, in any country, people will be able to invest in a Japanese stock, a German hedge fund, or a new cryptocurrency. Check out our current openings on: https://grnh.se/b00d843a3us
