About the position
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. Our trading teams are each comprised of a dynamic group of traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers who work together to examine the global markets, seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and exchanges. They leverage their impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills, using the results of their research to make forecasts and develop profitable predictive trading models. The quantitative trading teams at Jump Trading probe and examine the global markets, seeking to understand the complexities of various traded products and exchanges. They leverage their impeccable statistical analysis and data mining skills, using the results of their research to make forecasts and develop profitable predictive trading models.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate extensively with technologists, quantitative researchers, and traders to evolve, improve, and maintain all elements of the team infrastructure, including execution, signal generation, model building and back testing.
- Solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment.
- Work on high performance computing, software design, and big data problems that require high-availability, high-throughput, and low latency solutions.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of C / C++ development experience, including low level and high level optimization.
- Strong instincts around performance vs simplicity tradeoffs, engineering for maintainability, extensibility and debuggability.
- Strong communication, analytical and problem solving skills, including debugging and code comprehension.
- Experience working on a Linux platform.
- Self-directed and able to take ownership of projects and responsibilities.
- Minimum academic qualification Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- Reliable and predictable availability.
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs
