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Selby Jennings

VP Algo Trading Dev

Selby Jennings, New York

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One of the largest American Investment banks in New York City is looking to hire a Fixed Income Algo Lead to join their Rates algo trading technology team. This is a front office team at the bank, that builds and owns technology for it's market making and autmated trading business. This is a high-impact opportunity to work directly with traders and quantitative researchers, building and optimizing one of the most sophisticated algorithmic trading platforms in the industry.
The Ideal Candidate will be a senior level software engineer and have 6+ years of hands-on experience in Core Java development, particularly in building low-latency, high-throughput distribution systems.
Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop reusable algorithmic trading engines focused on low-latency execution strategies.
  • Ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of Core Algo components.
  • Collaborate with eTrading teams to support live trading environments.
  • Continuously improve and optimize algo trading strategy code.
  • Partner with trading and quant teams on new initiatives and greenfield projects.
Qualifications:
  • 6+ years of industry experience
  • Strong use of Core Java and exposure to algorithmic trading
  • Basic Linux system performance tuning and monitoring
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related degree
  • Strong understanding of fixed income markets, particularly rates trading
  • Front office experience working with traders and quants