Hudson River Trading’s coders work on small, highly productive, and efficient teams that design, improve, and maintain the technology that powers our worldwide trading —  at HRT, the code you write is our business. You’ll have an opportunity to work alongside developers across the firm who write trading algorithms, monitor trading, build and maintain a world-class research environment, and more!

As a Core Developer focused on Options Market Making, you will work closely with the Algo Development team on everything from building direct access to global option exchanges, to solving performance & scaling issues, to developing tools & datasets to accelerate quantitative research. 

Profile

• You have experience working on financial software systems in collaboration with quantitative researchers, traders, and developers 
• You are capable of solving complex engineering problems independently and providing technical advice for others in areas of your expertise 
• You can make progress on long-term architectural projects while  troubleshooting smaller tasks and bug fixes with agility  
• You are motivated and driven to make things better

Qualifications

• Experience working on a live trading platform that trades US options 
• Experience collaborating closely with quantitative researchers & traders preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Advanced C++ experience is required, daily use preferred
• Familiarity with Python preferred
• Superior design, debugging, and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of UNIX operating systems (we use Linux), system/processor performance, and network communication

Annual base salary range of $175,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.