Hudson River Trading’s coders work on small, highly productive, and efficient teams that design, improve, and maintain the technology that powers our worldwide trading — at HRT, the code you write is our business. You’ll have an opportunity to work alongside developers across the firm who write trading algorithms, monitor trading, build and maintain a world-class research environment, and more!

As a Core Developer focused on Options Market Making, you will work closely with the Algo Development team on everything from building direct access to global option exchanges, to solving performance & scaling issues, to developing tools & datasets to accelerate quantitative research.

Profile

You have experience working on financial software systems in collaboration with quantitative researchers, traders, and developers
You are capable of solving complex engineering problems independently and providing technical advice for others in areas of your expertise
You can make progress on long-term architectural projects while troubleshooting smaller tasks and bug fixes with agility
You are motivated and driven to make things better

Qualifications

Experience working on a live trading platform that trades US options
Experience collaborating closely with quantitative researchers & traders preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Advanced C++ experience is required, daily use preferred
Familiarity with Python preferred
Superior design, debugging, and problem solving skills
Knowledge of UNIX operating systems (we use Linux), system/processor performance, and network communication

Annual base salary range of $175,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.

Experienced C++ Developer, Options