Vice President of Trading Systems

Vice President of Trading Systems

About the Company

A leading firm at the forefront of quantitative investing.

Industry
Investment Management

Type
Privately Held

About the Role

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Trading Systems to be a key player in the design, development, and maintenance of automated trading systems and their supporting infrastructure. The successful candidate will be responsible for building scalable services for order generation, execution, monitoring, and risk management, as well as improving system performance, resiliency, and operational reliability across the trading stack. Collaboration with quantitative researchers to deploy new strategies, developing real-time monitoring tools, and optimizing data pipelines are also integral to the role. The VP will be expected to troubleshoot production issues, participate in architecture decisions, and contribute to software engineering best practices. Applicants for the Vice President of Trading Systems position at the company should hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical discipline and have a strong background in software engineering, with experience in Python, C++, Java, or a comparable language. The role requires a solid understanding of distributed systems, production-grade applications, databases, networking, and systems architecture, as well as experience in Linux environments. The ideal candidate will be adept at problem-solving, have a proactive approach to implementing engineering solutions, and be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, innovative environment. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's trading performance and strategies.

Functions

• Engineering