Tradebook Low-Latency And Algorithmic Trading - Senior C++ Developers

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Bloomberg Tradebook is a leading agency broker, a US ECN, and a technology provider of cross-asset electronic trading platform, supporting Equities/Futures/Options/FX trading.

Tradebook is building the next generation, ultra-low latency trading platform, which supports multi asset trading, exchange routing and order matching. With high capacity and sub-microsecond latency, the new system will be the foundation for Tradebook's future and propel it into more markets and grab new opportunities.

Our focus is on developing low latency & real-time black box trading systems, algorithmic trading systems, providing connectivity/FIX solutions and providing direct market connectivity solutions.

R&D Tradebook is looking for a motivated and talented C++ developer to join this effort. You will be working a small group of technologists passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and delivering innovative product solutions. The role involves implementing a high performance technology stack from ground up, designing efficient data structures and services for business functionality, and building a highly available system with throughput of millions of messages per second. Candidates should exhibit an aggressive drive, bias towards action, and a proven aptitude for engineering quality software solutions.

This candidate will also work closely with Sales, Products and Trading Desk from idea generation to implementing and delivering cutting-edge technologies and trading solutions to the market.

Tradebook is seeking developers with project experience in creating systems for:

• Algorithmic Trading
• Black Box Trading
• Market Making
• Risk Management
• Quantitative Analysis
• Event Based Trading
• Solutions for Hedge Funds
• Solutions for Proprietary Trading firms (Prop shops)
• High frequency trading applications
• Low latency trading applications

• 5+ years relevant work experience
• Implementing systems with the FIX Protocol
• Optimizing systems for low latency trading
• Optimizing high frequency trading systems
• Application architecture/ design in C/C++, UNIX, data structures
• Quantitative development and financial engineering
• Quantitative and risk analysis
• Infrastructure architecture and engineering
• Technical project management and leadership
• Knowledge of Equities micro-structure, Options, FX, Futures a plus
• Experience in complex event processing a plus
• We will also consider an applicant that has ONLY strong C/ C++/ data structures and UNIX skills regardless of experience.