Experienced C++ Developer, ETFs

Hudson River Trading’s coders work on small, highly productive, and efficient teams that design, improve, and maintain the technology that powers our worldwide trading —  at HRT, the code you write is our business. You’ll have an opportunity to work alongside developers across the firm who write trading algorithms, monitor trading, build and maintain a world-class research environment, and more!

As a Core Developer focused on ETFs, you will work closely with the Algo Development team to design, build, and improve our automated ETF trading systems. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our live trading platform and research tooling in this greenfield area.

Profile

• You are one of the top devs in your current organization, as measured by productivity, technical capability, and helpfulness to other devs
• You are capable of working independently as well as part of a team
• You can analyze and fix problems quickly
• You can look at code, figure out how it works, and identify ways to make it better
• You can describe software designs at a high level (the abstract interface), low level (step-by-step algorithm), or anywhere in between
• You work well alongside people who challenge you and make you better at what you do​
• In your spare time you: code, tinker, read, explore, break things, and have an insatiable curiosity for all things computer related — you'll find like-minded people here

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Qualifications

• Experience building ETF trading technology preferred
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• C++ experience required
• Python experience preferred
• Experience collaborating closely with quantitative researchers & traders preferred
• Superior design, debugging, and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of UNIX operating systems (we use Linux), system/processor performance, and network communication

Annual base salary range of $175,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.