Software Engineer - Market Data

$90-$170K

The individual in this role will be part of the Market Data team responsible for developing and supporting real time and historical feed infrastructure.

Responsibilities:
-Develop and support market data feed handlers to different exchanges.
-Support and enhance historical simulation environment for quantitative research groups.
-Assist with migrating existing feed and archive infrastructure into the new technology framework.
-Develop and enhance tools to monitor and maintain data integrity in both historical and real time market data.
-Benchmark and tune the market data feed handlers to achieve optimum performance and latency levels.
-Interact directly with the traders and quantitative developers to capture business requirements and to help resolve technical problems.
-Support and maintain instrument definition database for multiple exchanges and different asset types.
-Collaborate with R&D team to research new and innovative technologies and be responsible for integrating these technologies into our production environment.
-Demonstrate reliable attendance.

Qualifications:
-7+ years of experience in creating IT solutions for large-scale environments (application, data, and infrastructure).
-Understanding of exchange protocols and financial products.
-Strong data analysis and quantitative skills.
-Strong scripting skills.
-Experience in financial industry required.
-Expert knowledge of C and C++.
-Expert Knowledge of operating systems, Linux and Windows.
-Excellent communication and documentation skills.
-Ability to work well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
-Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of business and technology.
-Masters degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent.

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