Graduate Software Developer - Investment Banking/ Buy Side

TEKsystems ,
London, Greater London
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Salary: £40000 - £90000 per annum

Overview

Java, Scala, Any OO, GRADUATE, Junior Developer A world leading systematic trading hedge fund is looking for a junior/ graduate developer from a world leading university to join the Market data and feeds team. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a market leading proprietary low-latency electronic trading infrastructure that connects the firm to the global markets, the team's main responsibilities include: They are responsible for developing, conforming, deploying and supporting a large number of real-time market feeds from multiple exchanges and data vendors The team is responsible for the reliable distribution of market data across the firm They are the owners of the high performance order management systems and market gateways for order placement, involving bespoke protocol development and tools for real-time risk control, measurement and monitoring The individual responsibilities of the successful developer would be: Monitoring of 200 trading connections and 350 market data processes Monitoring archives of historic data (tick and trade) Investigating outages and unexpected data Developing new trading connections and market data feeds Writing tools to aid investigations and allow other teams visibility on the low level messages sent to/received from counterparties. Understanding various asset classes and methods of trading Able to keep a cool head under pressure and act decisively to minimise impact of outages Troubleshooting network problems Troubleshooting general host problems (short of memory/paging, CPU-bound, running out of disk space etc.) Understanding and maintaining pre-trade risk systems Understanding and maintaining market abuse detection systems The ideal developer would have a strong educational background from a world leading university ideally in Computer Science or Scientific subject with significant exposure to programming. Desired skills would also include: Strong understanding of the principles of OOA/D, data modelling, database design, data structures and algorithms. Good knowledge of a primary OO language is essential (preferably Java) Experience with a second language such as Scala or Python is useful. Strong mathematical foundations Knowledge of FIX protocol preferable Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. It is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices. To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go to https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices. We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice at https://www.allegisgroup.com/en-gb/privacy-notices for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. If you are resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we will process any access request you make in accordance with our commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield. This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/89962646

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