APT stands for Algorithms, Profit, and Trust—the core pillars that define our approach and drive our success as a leading proprietary trading firm. Founded in 2009 by Ankit Singh and Ruchir Bindal, APT has built a consistent track record of innovation and performance.
APT is as much a technology firm as it is a trading house. We invest significant time and resources to ensure our traders are empowered with best-in-class technological tools. This means continuously developing and innovating to boost productivity and performance across both trading and engineering teams.
By attracting top talent and fostering a culture where knowledge and skills can thrive, we bring real value to the markets we operate in. With a relentless focus on technology, talent, and results, APT continues to scale across global markets. We currently operate from offices in Delhi, Gandhinagar, Hong Kong, and London.
Responsibilities
- Developing low latency C++ software for electronic trading in the most competitive financial markets. Writing efficient code by choosing the best algorithms and data structures, but also developing and leveraging knowledge of x86 processor architecture and FPGA to optimize code for a specific execution environments.
- Co-designing and developing low latency execution algorithms with traders and FPGA developers.
- Implementing application-level network protocols in C++ to connect to new trading venues. Developing a deep understanding of the nuances in each such protocol and optimizing code to gain advantage from these.
- Investigating latencies and jitter from test and production data and fixing identified issues. Designing experiments to root cause such issues without disrupting production environments.
- Improving our big data infrastructure which is used for market simulations and post-trade analysis. Enhancing capabilities of our statistical learning and market-simulation logic which models a real market, including all its variances, as accurately as possible.
Qualifications
- An engineering degree(B. Tech/M.Tech) in computer science
- 2+ Years experience in C++ coding
- Expert level understanding of C/C++
- Good understanding of operating systems and networking fundamentals and should be interested in getting hands dirty with system-level programming.
- Knowledge of multi-threaded programming concepts is a must.
APT Portfolio is an equal opportunity employer.
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What We Do
APT stands for Algorithms, Profit and Trust. APT, founded by Ankit Singh and Ruchir Bindal, commenced trading operations on Indian Exchanges in 2009 and has since then expanded globally to markets in the USA, South America, Europe, and Asia. In our more than a decade old journey, we have navigated multiple market crises to maintain a track record of consistent success, unstoppable growth, and continuous innovation and expansion. At APT, we are proud of our performance and our people, and we are constantly striving for more.
APT Capital was set up in 2015 in the UK with a view to expand trading operations in Europe, USA and South America. APT has its offices in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gandhinagar, London & Hong Kong.
APT is as much a technology firm as a trading house. We invest significant time and resources to ensure that our traders are empowered with the best-in-class technological tools. This means continually developing and innovating to improve productivity and performance for both traders and developers. By employing the best talent and creating an environment in which knowledge and skills can thrive, we bring value to the market
