Quantbox is a technology-driven Proprietary trading firm that specializes in systematic alpha research and electronic market-making on various exchanges. We trade across a multitude of asset classes and trading venues with significant market share and are looking for an Experienced Software Engineer to join us in our Cambridge office to help in designing our in-house low latency software stack.

As an experienced engineer you’ll be familiar with delivering products over the full development lifecycle. You’ll be able to demonstrate a track record of taking a software product from requirements analysis to team building and prototyping before delivering a solution that survives beyond your involvement in the project. You count success as delivering a working product that no longer requires your regular involvement because you have moved on to the next project.

Financial markets experience for this role is optional.

In addition to your product lifecycle experience you are likely to be in possession of the following skills:

• Proficiency in C++, object oriented design, GDB
• A strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Exposure to network programming (TCP/IP), concurrent programming (multi‐threaded applications), Operating systems concepts
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Brilliant problem-solving abilities
• A passion for new technologies and ideas
• Strong communication skills

Day-to-day work includes (but not limited to):

• Designing, developing, and testing proprietary software including
• Low-latency high-throughput exchange connectivity layers
• Distributed computation optimized backtesting and simulation systems capable of handling terabytes of data
• Risk systems with real-time trade management and risk analysis
• Identifying complex problems, coming up with innovative solutions, and communicating them with your team to advocate their implementation
• Collaboration with other software developers, quantitative traders, and researchers in cross-functional team environments
• Mentoring/supervising team members working with you on any given project