C# / .NET Developer

Duration : 6 month contract (likely extensions)

Location : Stamford, CT or NYC (2 days per week on site - flexible)

Our team is looking for talented engineers for a highly visible and impactful internal product. As a software developer in the market data team, you will be responsible for the firm’s primary market data management system that supports both real-time and end-of-day processes critical to our Macro trading business.

This is a highly visible role with significant business exposure. The engineer will be driving improvements to the primary system used at the firm to configure and disseminate market data for end-of-day and end-of-month operations, as well as provide intraday market data for our real-time risk and P&L systems used by the front office.

This is a hands-on software developer position where you will be expected to balance tactical needs with strategic goals, while keeping a product ownership approach to software development.

This role requires a combination of deep technical expertise, as well as an ability to balance tactical and strategic goals, and a strong sense of ownership over the product being worked on.

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in either market data or risk systems.

Responsibilities :

Enhancements to Market Data Operations : Be able to improve systems and processes that support an end-to-end market data lifecycle, including acquisition, normalization, control, distribution, and archiving.

Ensure timely and accurate delivery of market data to trading and analytical systems, with a strong focus on market data needed to value the firm portfolio both intraday and at end-of-day.

• Manage Data Flows : Optimize data pipelines and infrastructure to handle large volumes of market data efficiently and with minimal latency.
• Stakeholder Management : Collaborate with internal stakeholders to onboard new market data feeds, manage existing data feeds, and resolve issues on an ongoing basis in a timely manner.
• Data Quality Assurance : Implement and maintain data quality standards and processes. Monitor data integrity and address any discrepancies or issues promptly.
• System Integration : Oversee the integration of market data with various trading platforms, analytics tools, and reporting systems.
• Continuous Improvement : Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in market data technologies. Propose and implement enhancements to improve data systems and workflows.

What’s required

• Must be passionate about building mission-critical, elegantly engineered, scalable systems
• Proficient in creating REST Web Services using C#
• Thorough understanding of asynchronous mechanisms used in modern .net development
• Experience building APIs
• Proficiency in .Net Framework, C#, WebApi, MS SQL
• Experience with Git source code management
• Professional, precise communication skills
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards
• Creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components
• Must actively practice clean coding practices (SOLID, continuous refactoring, testing)
• Comfortable operating in a fast paced, Agile environment
• Fluency in operating with databases
• Writing extensive unit tests using automated TDD tasks
20 days ago