Senior Software Engineer

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG) is a global financial technology company that helps leading brokers and asset managers improve returns for investors around the world. We empower their traders to reduce the end-to-end cost of implementing investments.

ITG is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join its Core middleware team in New York, NY. This position will provide a unique opportunity for a candidate to be exposed to a high performance middleware and message routing applications. The successful candidate will be involved in porting an existing Windows based application and software to a Linux platform. Core skills are object-oriented design and developing component-based/distributed software systems using C++. In addition, the individual will have some exposure to systems architecture and design.

• Build, design and support low-latency middleware under the guidance of Architecture team
• Enhance the next-generation messaging router for Linux support
• Convert a proprietary in-memory real-time database to run on Linux
• Understand different trading strategies/tactics and contribute by recommending enhancements to them
• Work in a fast moving and rapidly changing environment using agile methodology
• Solve highly technical and complex problems on multiple projects
• Analyze feature specifications and be actively involved with product management in refining these specs
• Conduct system modeling, prototyping and analysis while designing software applications
• Participate in recommending new technologies and next generation features

• Extensive development experience in object oriented programming using C++ 11/14/17
• Experience working on one or more of the following distributions: Ubantu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS
• Knowledgeable of Linux - benefits as well as limitations
• Must be comfortable with unit-testing and functional testing while doing development
• Strong familiarity with POSIX, especially the Pthreads API
• Experience with Python, Perl, Shell scripting
• Multi-threading
• XML, SQL, SVN/CVS/GIT
• Service Oriented Architecture
• Object Oriented programming
• Pays special attention to system performance and design
• Ability to work independently and also in a team environment
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills (verbal and written), good interpersonal skills, excellent ability to gather and understand requirements in the securities markets and trading
• Multi-tiered & integrated systems experience
• Experience with Real-time trading applications. Experience with Algorithmic Trading,
• Windows OS a plus
• LUA, SQLite experience
• Experience of Persistent Ultra Messaging middleware
• Developing with and leading Agile methodologies