Application Team Leader

The successful candidate will lead a team that designs and develops execution service technology and algorithmic back-testing platform. Candidate must be hands-on and should have a solid understanding of market microstructure and production environments. Have excellent communication skills and be a team player. Having experience writing actual frameworks and building algorithmic trading platform in his previous engagements are highly desirable.

Principal Responsibilities

• Hands-on, build server side algo services and components.
• Have fair understanding of algo back-testing facilities.
• Possess excellent knowledge of testing framework: JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Well rounded, specifically in the areas of market data, static reference data, networking and big data problems.
• Produce formal documentation.
• Demonstrated experience of leading a team of high-performance software engineers.

Qualifications/Skills

• General market knowledge of equities, options, SOR, VWAP is desired.
• Expert level Java developer, server-side, 7 to 10 years. Deep understanding of concurrent, multi-threaded application environments.
• Must have backtesting experience.
• 5+ years of working with financial order/execution data, positions data and market data.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux is required.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum development methodologies is required.
• Experience with Tibco Rendezvous is required.
• Knowledge Stream Base is a big plus.
• Knowledge of Kdb+/Q is a big plus.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related disciplines.
• Firm is global, hence we are asked to support periodic production rollouts at late hours and early mornings as required by the business.
• Demonstrates thoroughness and strong ownership of work.
• Good team player with a strong willingness to participate and help others.
• Strong communication skills.
• Documentation writing is a must.
• Quick learner.
• Cope with pressure, high-performing team members and changing project priorities.