C# Strategy Developer - Global Quant Trading Firm

Job Title: C# Strategy Developer

Location: Sydney, Australia

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Options Trading desk. In this role, you will primarily work on market making strategies used by the Options trading desk.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement backend/server-side applications using C# as the primary development language.
• Take projects through the entire software development cycle from requirements gathering to production release.
• Collaborate closely with traders to develop high-performance C# trading applications.
• Work with quantitative researchers to implement trading models and signals.
• Partner with other technology teams to develop integrated technical solutions for trading.

What You Can Expect:

• Real Impact: Integrate sophisticated coding techniques with innovative engineering ideas to design and optimize systems that process massive amounts of data while ensuring high performance and stability.
• Collaboration: Partner closely with Trading, Quantitative Researchers, Infrastructure, and Strategy Developer Teams to develop and manage scalable and highly performant systems to support trading in the region.
• Growth: Our client seeks individuals who are naturally curious, relentless problem solvers, and have the desire to continuously innovate, learn, and grow. Prior industry experience in proprietary trading or financial services is not required.
• Benefits: A wide array of competitive employee perks and benefits.

Requirements:

• Exceptional C# development skills with extensive knowledge of design, profiling, OOP, multi-threading, and performance focused on back-end development.
• Proven track record or knowledge of market making or order routing systems development.
• Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience in C++ and Python on Windows or Linux is beneficial but not essential.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Expert knowledge of financial markets and derivatives products.

About the Client:

Our client is a global quantitative trading firm founded with a passion for game theory and probabilistic thinking. Their culture incorporates this approach, fostering relentless problem solvers within each of their core disciplines: Trading, Technology, and Quantitative Research. From offices around the world, their employees collaborate to make optimal decisions and are driven by the desire to achieve winning results together.

What They Do:

They specialize in trading essentially all listed financial products and asset classes, with a focus on derivatives trading. Through market making and market taking, they handle millions of trading transactions around the world every day, providing liquidity and ensuring competitive prices for buyers and sellers. Their trading desks are highly specialized, allowing for a deep understanding of unique drivers of each asset class.

Desired Skills and Experience

Exceptional C# development skills with extensive knowledge of design, profiling, OOP, multi-threading, and performance focused on back-end development.

Proven track record or knowledge of market making or order routing systems development.

Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to deal effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.

Experience in C++ and Python on Windows or Linux is beneficial but not essential.

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.

Expert knowledge of financial markets and derivatives products.