Software Developer (Java)

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain enterprise-grade Java software powering core execution and analytical platforms.
• Enhance existing quantitative research environments to support new execution venues, financial products, and system capabilities.
• Engineer distributed data storage solutions tailored for high reliability and demanding performance thresholds.
• Identify and resolve execution bottlenecks across custom codebases, open-source libraries, and operating system kernels.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies to increase the processing capacity, stability, and speed of distributed computing farms.
• Build advanced monitoring tools and proactive telemetry to detect operational anomalies.
• Optimize network communication protocols across distributed components to achieve minimal latency and maximal throughput.
• Conduct technical candidate interviews and perform peer code reviews across engineering and research groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent professional engineering experience).
• Demonstrated expertise in writing, refactoring, and debugging production-grade Java applications.
• Strong grasp of core computer science principles, system architecture, and modern software design patterns.
• Hands-on experience building scalable, fully automated, and thoroughly tested distributed systems.
• Precise understanding of low-level software stack operations, networking protocols, and storage system mechanics.
• Pragmatic problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering robust, maintainable solutions.
• Collaborative attitude paired with the ability to drive initiatives independently.