Job Description
Our Client:
Our client is a leading global quantitative trading company based in Chicago, Austin, and Amsterdam. The business develops and implements quantitative trading strategies in exchange-traded financial products, trading exclusively for its own account. The company trades in a variety of asset classes, markets, and geographies.
The Trade Operations Engineer will be a key member of a team that is responsible for the live monitoring of trading and associated risk management. This requires an ability to perform under pressure, handle time sensitive triage work with a very low error rate and a strong understanding of the trading system.
In addition to the triage responsibilities, the role would be expected to contribute to the configuration of their applications, software deployments as well as writing bug fixes and making smaller scale code updates. This involves working with the company complex environment of interdependent processes that run on a global scale.
The Responsibilities:
* Reading of codes to help diagnose bugs
* Fixing bugs with minor code updates
* More substantial development (software improvements, or writing new software)
The Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree required, preferably with a strong analytical focus
* Experience or a keen interest in finance and trading (professional history not required)
* Experience with C++ and Java
* Experience using Git
* Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Stash, Confluence, etc.)
* Flexibility with hours to work within a team to provide trading coverage
* Strong problem solving and communication skills
* Experience using Linux operating system
* Experience in software analysis for bug fixing and development
What's on Offer?
* Competitive salary and benefit package
* Working for one of the globally acknowledged company within the industry. A truly established and global leader in the industry
* Available avenues to contributes positively for the organization to grow and being recognized for it
Disclaimer: The Company complies with the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP), including the prevailing guidelines on recruitment. All qualified applicants will be considered for the position regardless of their age, race, religion, nationality, marital status, or family responsibilities. A more detailed discussion of the TGFEP is available on the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) website at https://www.tal.sg/tafep