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Software Reliability Engineer III
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Software Reliability Engineer III

Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks dynamic and talented Reliability Engineer, for the Post Trade & Finance Technology Division

Post-Trade & Finance Technology division is responsible to manage the firm's new generation of middle and back-office functions including books and records, P&L, reconciliation systems, fees, regulatory reporting and surveillance - and further to achieve efficiency in treasury and finance accounting functions through technological innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting and maintaining the next-generation Post Trade systems at Tower
  • Working with trade support and developers across multiple regions to resolve production issues
  • Leading or contributing to migration, automation of support activities.
  • Diagnosing and fixing bugs on existing production platforms
  • Documenting production issues and production interventions taken
  • Supporting new execution venues, trading products, and data vendors
  • Establishing certification criteria for enhancements and/or new products to be released into production and integrating them into the testing and deployment process
  • Working closely with end users to understand their needs and providing technical expertise
  • Contributing to the design and implementation of the support system to enhance reliability and self-correction
  • Monitoring and reporting on the status and health of production systems.

Qualifications

  • 3-8 years working in a fast paced environment, including diagnosing and resolving production issues working for a global team
  • At least 2 years experience working with Enterprise applications written in Java, Python, Linux shell scripting, and job schedulers. Strong knowledge of Java/Python is a must. 
  • At least 2 years experience working with SQL (ie. MySQL, PostGres) and NoSQL (ie. MongoDB, ElasticSearch) databases
  • Past role(s) within electronic trading and a thorough understanding of financial instruments including equities, commodities, credit, interest rates, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, futures, forwards, and options will be a plus
  • Strong problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Benefits 

Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include:

  • Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
  • 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
  • Breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
  • International medical insurance
  • Free gym membership
  • For employees ineligible to participate in the CPF, the cash equivalent of the employer’s CPF contribution
  • Free events and workshops
  • Donation matching program

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.