Sector Software Development, Trading Applications Development
Start Date Aug 2011
Duration 3 months
Location Beijing
Background
A proprietary trading company is seeking a smart and talented
individual to work on IT systems used in its systematic trading
platform. This position will involve maintenance and improvement of
existing IT infrastructure including its data acquisition engines
and trading engines as well as development of new systems to meet
the latest business requirements. The candidate must have a
Software Engineering background with a strong passion for software
development and must have a good knowledge of at least one of the
following: Java, C#, C++. No prior financial knowledge is required.
Send CV to apply@aurescapital.com
Role Description
Maintenance and improvement of market data acquisition
systems pertaining to over 60+ global financial instruments
including Equity Futures, Commodity Futures, Rates Futures and
Foreign Exchange.
Development of new applications related to market data
acquisition, market data processing and systems trading.
Implementation of systems to help in the backtesting of
trading strategies and mining of historical market data.
Developing of data-mining systems to analyse real-time
financial data.
Development of reporting systems allowing fair and
conclusive comparison across various different backtested trading
strategies.
Development of automated trade execution systems
linked to brokers platforms using proprietary APIs.
Responsible for managing the ongoing project lifecycle for
implementations.
Requirements
A minimum of Bachelor or Masters degree in Computer
Science/Software Engineering. The candidate must also have
knowledge and experience in data-mining and multi-threading
programming.
Excellent programming skills with clear demonstrable past
experience in C++, C#, .Net Framework, Python, VB or Java.
Well versed in SQL and Database System Management software
such as MS SQL or Oracle.
Solid understanding of Object-Oriented analysis and
software design fundamentals.
Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle
steps.
Strong communication skills and fluency in English (both
written and oral).
Passion for solving investment business problems through
the use of technology.
Detail-oriented approach to solving problems.
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