Experienced Algo Engineer
At Hudson River Trading (HRT), we program computers to intelligently trade on the stock market, and make the world’s markets more financially efficient using smart algorithms. Algo Engineers (AEs) are programmers who develop the software that powers our trading and research. They are the type of engineers that thrive on constant interaction and discussion, and they don’t mind juggling a few projects at once – from long-term new system roll-outs to fire-fighting live issues.
We’re looking for an Algo Engineer to join our high frequency trading team here in New York. In this role, you will join a team that's embedded in our HFT business and will be tasked with building and maintaining critical trading infrastructure and research tooling to optimize our high frequency effort across major global exchanges.
Our environment is particularly well-suited to driven, self-motivated programmers. We apply a bottom-up approach that encourages everyone on the team to generate ideas and dictate the direction of projects together. We pride ourselves on writing clean code and building thoughtfully-designed systems.
Responsibilities
- Partner with researchers and traders to build and expand our high frequency trading platform and research environment
- Lead the implementation and optimization of our research tools
- Participate in projects to accelerate our trading strategy implementation and deployment, improve our backtesting infrastructure, and automate and improve our trade management
- Manage codebase quality and build out and maintain critical data pipelines
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Advanced C++ experience is required (daily use preferred)
- Experience collaborating closely with quantitative researchers & traders required
- Experience working on a HFT system required
- Phenomenal design, debugging, and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of UNIX operating systems (we use Linux), system/processor performance, and network communication preferred
- Familiarity with Python preferred
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.
Culture
Hudson River Trading (HRT) brings a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.
At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We’re a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from HRT veterans and new hires alike. At HRT we’re friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.
Feel like you belong at HRT? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. HRT is proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. HRT is an equal opportunity employer; so whoever you are we’d love to get to know you.
