Join Tower Research Capital's Post-Trade team to develop and innovate middle and back-office functions. Work on building new financial applications and processes using Python, Java, SQL, and NoSQL databases. Ideal for candidates with a degree in computer science and up to 3 years of experience in electronic trading.
Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Software Developer to join our Post-Trade team.
Post-Trade division is responsible to manage the firm's new generation of middle and back-office functions including books and records, P&L, reconciliation systems, fees, regulatory reporting and surveillance - and further to achieve efficiency in treasury and finance accounting functions through technological innovation.
Responsibilities
- Developing the firm’s Post Trade Platform tools - including reference data management, trade capture, reconciliation, P&L, trade cost management, surveillance, compliance and regulatory functions.
- Works with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a set of features.
- Works in collaboration with teams across the organization to develop reliable, scalable, and high-performance, software designs.
- Responsible for technological innovation in build-out of the new generation of middle office and back-office applications and processes.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science from a top college or university
- 0-3 years of relevant experience
- Good problem solving skills.
- Knowledge of Python and Java, shell scripts and linux system
- Knowledge of SQL (i.e. MySQL, PostGres) and NoSQL (i.e. MongoDB, ElasticSearch) databases are highly desirable.
- Past role(s) within electronic trading and a thorough understanding of financial instruments including equities, commodities, credit, interest rates, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, futures, forwards, and options will be a plus
- Strong communication skills and fluent in English
Benefits
Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
- 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
- International medical insurance
- Free gym membership
- For employees ineligible to participate in the CPF, the cash equivalent of the employer’s CPF contribution
- Free events and workshops
- Donation matching program
Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.
