Software Engineer, Trading Engineering

Position Summary

Two Sigma is a financial sciences company, combining data analysis, invention, and rigorous inquiry to help solve the toughest challenges in investment management, insurance technology, securities, private equity, and venture capital.

Our team of scientists, technologists, and academics looks beyond the traditional to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most complex economic problems.

You will be joining a team responsible for ensuring the firm has access to robust, highly performant means of trading as well as working with our modeling teams to optimize our trading systems. In this role, you will use your knowledge of market structure and high performance programming techniques to improve our platform and capabilities. You'll quickly engage with new research areas, deepen your expertise with Two Sigma data and tools, maintain high coding standards, and identify impactful projects in a dynamic and critical field.

You Will Take On The Following Responsibilities

• Design and implement platforms for simulation and live trading of different financial markets, instruments, and trading algorithms.
• Extend trading platforms to cover new markets and new asset classes, accounting for the financial details of those securities; review software code for errors and improvements.
• Analyze performance of software and other quantitative measures to inform decision making regarding the design and improvements of the trading systems.
• Design, engineer, and implement various financial trading and measurement software applications.
• Provide software support to traders executing their portfolio orders.
  
  

You Should Possess The Following Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience required; 1-5 years of experience preferred systems level development.
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with Java, Python, C, C++ or Rust.
• A high-level understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Demonstrated experience in large-scale systems.
  
  

You Will Enjoy The Following Benefits

• Core Benefits: Fully paid medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and dependents, competitive 401k match, employer-paid life & disability insurance
• Perks: Onsite gyms with laundry service, wellness activities, casual dress, snacks, game rooms
• Learning: Tuition reimbursement, conference and training sponsorship
• Time Off: Generous vacation and unlimited sick days, competitive paid caregiver leaves
• Hybrid Work Policy: Flexible in-office days with budget for home office setup
  
  

The base pay for this role will be between $165,000 and $250,000. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation and benefits, such as a discretionary bonus, health, dental and other wellness plans and 401(k) contributions. Discretionary bonus can be a significant portion of total compensation. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Two Sigma is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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