Founded in 1999, Geneva Trading is a premier global principal trading firm with strategically located offices in Chicago, Dublin, and London. Our relentless focus on trading excellence combined with technological innovation has equipped us with a best-in-class proprietary trading platform, enabling us to compete at the highest levels in the global markets. Rooted in a culture of integrity, collaboration, and an unwavering passion for progress, we foster an environment of personal and professional excellence. Our nimble organizational structure and entrepreneurial spirit attract top-tier talent with a passion for innovation, laying the foundation and driving our consistent success in the industry.
How You Can Make An Impact
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing team. You will focus on developing our next-generation trading platform where performance and flexibility are the cornerstones of our solution. Through a highly collaborative approach, you will work on various areas of the tech stack, including trading strategies, order routing, market data, etc. The ideal candidate is passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex technical problems in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Design and develop complex algorithmic trading systems and drive the delivery of our next-generation platform
- Build and maintain ultra-low-latency trading strategies and trading tools
- Proactively look for areas to improve our existing system, reducing complexity and improving performance
- Work directly with team members to incorporate enhancements, design solutions, and implement new trading applications in a clean, concise way that continues to decrease latency for execution edge
What You'll Need
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or STEM-related field of study
- 7+ years of hands-on C++ programming experience and knowledge in the following areas:
- Distributed systems, multi-threaded programming, and operating system optimization
- Developing low latency / high message rates systems
- Writing multi-threaded / concurrent applications
- Linux (CentOS or Ubuntu experience is a plus) and libraries such as STL or Boost
- Strong Python experience
- SQL queries, updates, table creation, and basic database maintenance
- 5+ years of experience working in financial services
- 2+ years of experience using KDB and experience working with exchange market data and order execution exchange protocols.
- Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, with a natural tendency to share knowledge with others and work collaboratively
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to effectively plan and prioritize time to meet deadlines
- Self-motivated and able to take ownership of projects and responsibilities
- Able to handle pressure and time constraints with composure
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
