Company Description: Quant.Capital Management is a BaFin-regulated asset management firm located in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company was founded in 2008 and is a member of the Eurex derivatives exchange. Our main focus is the development and implementation of quantitative models and portfolio management strategies. We offer a range of alternative absolute return products and a customized hedge- / overlay-management service implemented with large cap Equities and international Futures. We also trade for our own account, employing automated applications, fully developed in-house, to find the best opportunities for buying and selling financial products.
Position summary:
We are seeking a Software Engineer who will work closely with our traders, analysts, and developers to create and maintain high quality applications and infrastructure for collecting and analysing data, and for locating and utilizing trading opportunities.
The Person:
The successful candidate will be driven to work in a dynamic and demanding environment on the forefront of the electronic trading industry, utilizing his/her software talent to the maximum. S/he will be confident working both independently and in team.
The position is suitable for either someone willing to relocate to Düsseldorf or someone who can work from his/her home office and travel to the company headquarters on a regular basis.
Requirements:
- Strong analytical skills (successful participation in Olympiads in Mathematics/Informatics, academic research or a lead technical role in open-source or industry projects)
- At least 3 years of experience with C++ in both Linux and Windows environments (OOP, Multi-threading, Sockets, STL)
- Experience with C# (1y+)
- English (fluent in spoken and written)
The following skills are considered a plus for the candidate:
- Experience with agile programming, parallel programming, CUDA, FPGA, Realtime/latency-sensitive applications, Linux Kernel/Driver development
- Network/Linux administration, experience with the latest hardware architecture
- FIX, financial broker and exchange APIs (e.g. trade feeds, pricing feeds, order execution) and order/risk management systems
- DBMS (e.g. MS SQL)
We offer:
- Very attractive compensation including performance-based bonus
- Rare opportunity to enter the fast-growing industry of high-frequency trading
- Flexible working schedule and opportunity to travel abroad
To apply for this position send your CV and cover letter to Ivaylo Popov (info@quantcapital.de)