About the role
Responsibilities:
- Planning, estimation, and design are usually done in a group.
- Working closely with end-users (traders) to understand their requirements and needs.
- Working closely with the other members of the MC team to identify and employ strategies and solutions to best support the trading desk.
- Working closely with the rest of the SPG to identify and employ strategies and solutions to best support the needs of the MC team.
- Providing support for the traders on trading and risk infrastructure issues.
- Development and support of our trading, risk management, infrastructural and reporting applications.
- Work with the Lead Technologists to develop and deliver solutions promptly within the scope of the overall business strategy.
- Assisting Application Support with root cause analysis of production incidents.
Requirements:
- Programming Languages: C.
- Platform: Linux and Windows environments.
- Comfortable with software development on Unix/Linux platforms.
- Strong debugging skills.
- Ability to work independently and efficiently to meet deadlines.
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented and organised.
- Strong analytical skills to diagnose/resolve complex issues
- Ability to multitask and stay organised in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to "think outside the box".
- Highly proficient programming skills [C family].
- Excellent algorithm-design skills.
- Very good knowledge of database concepts and technology, in particular SQL and relational algebra, and query optimisation.