Low Latency Developer ($175K to $200K)

General Responsibilities:

1. Development of the Global Market Data platform to meet the requirements of the Global Equities business.
2. Support for deployed market data systems in conjunction with Equities Production Support teams.
3. Implementation and enhancement of new/altered systems.
4. Working with a business group committed to technology and receiving low latency market data.

Specific Role:

1. Design and development of the Global Market Data platform in EMEA.
2. Design and development of system functionality.
3. Coordination of Exchange mandatory changes as they pertain to the Global Market Data platform.
4. Application functionality improvements driven primarily by the Electronic Trading Desk.
5. Support for existing Market Data applications and clients.

Key Relationships:

• Global Market Data Team
• Electronic Trading Business
• Equities Business Management
• Other Equities Technology development teams
• Technology Infrastructure Teams
• Feed Handler Vendors i.e. VELA, Exegy etc.
• Exchanges / Alternative Trading Venues

Development Value:

On-going development of new functionality for the Global Market Data platform. The platform offers opportunities to exercise and improve technical skills in low latency and learn about Equity Trading business.

Knowledge/Experience:

• Good working knowledge of: C++ or Java; Perl/Shell Scripting.
• Working experience of: Microservices architecture.
• Knowledge and experience in: Building ultra-low latency market data platform.
• Ability to: Work in a team under tight deadlines; Diagnose and troubleshoot real-world issues.
• Good understanding of: Network Protocols – Multicast/TCP/IP.

Desired Skills:

• Low Latency Market Data Skills – VELA or any other low-latency platform.
• Experience of algorithmic trading and electronic trading business or technology.
• Programming approach with unit testing, code reviews, and following agile methodology.
• Red Hat Linux OS Tuning; Informatica/29West LBM or Ultra Messaging.
• JIRA, Confluence, GIT, uDeploy.
• Knowledge of Equities products and developing database code and processes.
• Additional useful skills in low latency, network concurrency, multicast, and server configuration.