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Developer Analyst – Ultra-Low Latency Trading Systems, New York, NY

 

Instinet’s suite of latency-aware solutions provides a bundled product for quantitative hedge funds and high-frequency trading firms, incorporating FPGA-based, ultra-low latency direct market access, raw and normalized market data, and value-added hosting services globally. More information is available at https://instinet.com/trading-services#Trading_Services–Low_Latency_Trading

 

This position welcomes Computer Science/Engineering students interested in gaining experience with dealing with real-time market data and trading systems within the financial industry. For the duration of your internship you will become a part of Low Sensitive Electronic Trading (LSET) Development group and have the opportunity to make contributions to various projects while simultaneously learning about the field.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

·        Maintaining and upgrading Stock Exchange Trading gateways

·        Maintaining and upgrading Market data feed handlers

·        Providing support and maintenance for the production environment

·        Developing unit test classes for different components

·        Contributing to the development of real-time performance, latency measurement, and monitoring tools

·        Enhancing configuration and deployment management system

 

REQUIREMENTS

·        Must be pursing computer Science/Engineering degree

·        GPA 3.5 and above

·        Solid software engineering skills with expertise in C++ programming is a must

·        Knowledge of Linux

·        Knowledge of Jira and Confluence is preferred

·        Knowledge of Git or SVN is preferred

·        Interest in solving complex problems

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Enrolled in or pursuing a Bachelor’s (junior or senior year), Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science or related fields.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Send resume along with a cover letter specifying the role/location you are applying for to careers@instinet.com