Company: Investment Group
Location: Chicago, IL
Emploment: Direct Hire
Salary Range: Open
Position Title: C++ Front Office Developer
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Software Engineer / Senior Developer within the Front Office Core Technology group will work closely with members of Core Technology team and other Front Office IT teams to develop high availability and scalable infrastructure frameworks. Key responsibilities will be to develop and provide support for core trading and market data infrastructure. You will utilize C++ / Object-Oriented Analysis, Design and Programming to develop robust, flexible frameworks.
Key job responsibilities include:
· Responsible for the design, development and deployment of new and existing trading application frameworks.
· Responsible for proposing new designs and modifying existing ones to continuously improve performance, functionality, and stability of the system.
· Responsible for guiding and implementing team, firm, and industry architectural standards.
· Facilitate communication and collaboration with level 1 support, and peer technology teams.
· Provide day-to-day level 2 application support for multiple global trading infrastructures.
Qualifications:
· Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design fundamentals, UML a plus
· Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle steps
· 5 years experience in C++ in a Unix/Linux and Windows (Visual Studio) environment
· 5 years experience in multi-threaded and real time programming w/ trading applications
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Solid skills in Perl, SQL, scripting languages. Sybase experience is a plus
· Knowledge of financial products and valuation methods is a plus
Personality characteristics:
· Passion for solving investment business problems through the use of technology and fundamentals
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills
· Strong critical reasoning skills
· Detail-oriented approach to solving problems
· Enthusiasm for learning & results oriented
· Strong work ethic & high degree of integrity
· Self starter and able to work with minimal supervision
Education:
Bachelors of Science (Master Degree preferred) in engineering, computer science, or mathematics.
Summary:
The successful candidate will be a self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, and demanding trading environment. This person will be intellectually curious, intuitive, rigorous, trustworthy and have the highest ethical standards. In addition, (s)he will be effective addressing a number of internal and external audiences in a professional manner. This person will add value by working on a number of simultaneous projects with minimal supervision and exemplary follow-through.
Please contact Matt McCollum from Open Systems Technologies for further details:
Phone: 215-399-1235
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