Post Trade Software Engineer

Post Trade owns the platform that routes and manages all of our post-trade data, as well as the software that handles the intricate needs of our fund accounting and operations teams. Designing software tailored to those needs—related to trade data, expense allocation, and financing, to name a few—is a top business priority with clear, significant impact. Your systems will be used by nearly every team at the company.

Successful candidates come from very strong technical and academic backgrounds, are interested in solving complex technical issues, wish to be deeply involved in hands-on programming. They also enjoy ownership of business-critical projects, working on the full life cycle of large complex systems, from designing and implementing new components and features to supporting and enhancing existing functionality.

This is a hybrid position and will require the person to work from our New York City office at minimum 3 days a week

• →Understand and anticipate the software challenges faced by our fund accounting and operations teams, then engineer efficient, user-friendly solutions
• →Lead the evolution of our post-trade technology stack for research, finance, risk, and compliance
• →Help select, vet, and integrate open-source and third-party platforms

• 3-5+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience designing scalable and highly reliable software systems
• Familiarity with Linux, distributed systems programming, and multithreaded programming
• Significant experience programming in an object-oriented programming language
• Experience in and enthusiasm for scoping requirements and collaborating with colleague-clients
• Knowledge of, or interest in, trading and finance is beneficial
• Bachelors or Masters degree in an Engineering or Applied Sciences field from a rigorous academic program or equivalent professional experience.

The salary range for this role is between $195,000 and $225,000. This range is not inclusive of any potential bonus amounts.  Factors that may impact the agreed upon salary within the range for a particular candidate include years of experience, level of education obtained, skill set, and other external factors.

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