Alpha9 Team
We are a world-class team that aims to be the global leader in quantitative asset management. Leveraging our proprietary alpha engine, we provide investment products to some of the largest companies in the finance industry - come and join us as a Senior Software Engineer and be a part of something exceptional.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (back-end / full-stack), eager to work with our small but elite engineering team to build the software systems running and fueling our state-of-the-art trading strategies.
In this role, you will get to:
- Take ownership of significant parts of our trading system and internal alpha platform
- Develop and review code and make significant contributions to our codebases from day one
- Act as a solutions architect, working closely with other engineers, product owners, and researchers to design complex technical solutions from scratch
- Critically analyze both existing and proposed solutions and proactively provide feedback
- Consistently adhere to best practices
You’ll be successful if you have:
- 3+ years of software engineering experience
- Deep knowledge and understanding of Python
- Experience in software testing (unit test, integration test, etc.) and comfortable with it being a part of the daily workflow
- Experience working in AWS cloud environments and with AWS CDK
- Understanding of computer science fundamentals, such as Algorithms & Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Networking, and Operating Systems
- Experience working with (at least some of): Containerization, REST APIs, CI/CD, Linux Environments
- Passion for writing clean, testable, extendable, and scalable code and an urge to automate as much as possible
- An up-to-date overview of current technology and industry standards
- Great interpersonal skills and ability to communicate well in English
It’s a plus if you have:
- Experience working in AWS cloud environments and with AWS CDK
- Experience retrieving, storing, and processing large amounts of data
- Experience working with Research Teams, Data Scientists, and AI models
- Experience in deploying and maintaining production infrastructure
- Experience in developing and deploying Django, HTML, and CSS or similar for dashboarding and reporting
- Experience interacting with stock/cryptocurrency exchanges using different protocols
- Experience working with (trading) cryptocurrencies and or equities
What you are like:
- Strong interest and passion to learn about trading, equities, and cryptocurrency
- Self-motivated, self-aware, self-disciplined, and self-improving
- A true leader, is independent, but also picks up the trash
- Able to share, suggest and challenge ideas
- Able to embrace and overcome challenges in an industry that never sleeps
- Able to go above and beyond to get the job done
What are some of the benefits of working in the Alpha9 team?
- We have a high-performance team culture that is also focused on personal growth and development. We provide direction and context, not orders, and give you the autonomy to deliver your best work
- You will get to work with and learn from the best in the industry, and share your ideas with like-minded individuals who are also passionate about all things equities, crypto, trading, and tech
- You will have the opportunity to take ownership of a key part of the business and make a positive impact on the company from day one
- We are a bonus-centric company where great performance is matched with great rewards
- Because we cultivate intelligence and learning we help people grow beyond their potential
Our team has a proven track record of not only building world-class quantitative trading software but also of building an awesome work environment and team culture. Join us as we disrupt the finance space on a global scale.
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