Performance Engineer

You will improve the performance of trading software, hardware, and strategies by benchmarking systems, evaluating devices, analyzing latency and throughput, developing performance tools, troubleshooting bottlenecks, and collaborating with Trading, Quant, and Technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Improve trading-engine performance
• Benchmark systems
• Evaluate new devices
• Analyze latency and throughput
• Develop benchmarking tools and applications
• Troubleshoot performance issues
• Identify opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with Trading, Quant, and Technology teams
• Analyze proprietary systems
• Identify technology bottlenecks

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or another technical field
• Strong C++ or Python programming background
• Experience developing performant and scalable applications
• Experience analyzing and tuning operating systems, compilers, networking, I/O subsystems, or accelerators
• Exposure to statistical and experimental methods and tools for performance testing
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams
• Ability to respond accurately to changing market conditions and solve math and coding problems

Benefits

• Employer-paid medical insurance
• Employer-paid dental insurance
• Employer-paid vision insurance
• Retirement contributions
• Paid time off