Experienced Software Developer |C|

Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1++8, seeks experienced Software Developers for our Core Engineering team.

These systems enable Tower to execute algorithmic trading strategies based on patterns in market behavior. By building and maintaining this high-performance infrastructure, Tower’s developers have helped to position the firm as a leader in the field of quantitative trading.

Responsibilities
• Designing and implementing a high-frequency trading platform, which includes collecting quotes and trades, and disseminating orders to exchanges around the world
• Optimizing this platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other advanced techniques, to minimize latency
• Building and improving our automated risk controls, risk monitoring solutions and real time reconciliation systems
• Developing systems that provide easy access to historical market data and trading simulations
• Shaping the future of the Core Engineering team through regular interviewing, and occasional campus recruiting trips

Qualifications
• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science
• 4 - 8 years of experience in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming in C++
• Brilliant problem-solving abilities
• Strong understanding of Linux
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excited to design in-house trading systems that are robust, resilient, and extremely performant
• Knowledge of any other development language, including Java, Python, or Perl and Shell scripts (a plus)
• Excited to design in-house trading systems that are robust, resilient, and extremely fast

Benefits

Financial experience is not required.

Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks on a daily basis
• Cab facility within Gurgaon
• Health club allowances

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer