Python/C++ Developer

Job Title: Python/C Developer

Duration: 18 Month W2 Contract

Location: Jersey City New York City

Required Pay Scale: $75-$95/hour


In Equity Linked Technology, we implement innovative software solutions to provide our clients with a seamless pre-trade experience. Our engineers solve some of the most complex technical problems in the world of Equity Derivatives, ranging from fast-paced, high-volume vanilla options to complex structured notes and quantitative algorithmic indices. This in turn translates to challenges that involve providing low-latency solutions for external vendor pricing on the street and at the same time the solution should be simple enough to support and onboard a wide range of products and clients. This is an extremely exciting time as the group is supporting significant business growth, while undergoing transformation into an Agile micro service-oriented infrastructure. It is an interactive and dynamic working environment, with the opportunity to interface directly with Front-Office users and enabling you to directly observe the impact of your deliveries. We are also in early stages of building out our platform so any candidate coming in will have the opportunity to contribute to the design and impact shape of our technology stack.

Candidates will be proficient in software design focused on a cross-language REST based n-tier architecture and executed using agile methodologies (Scrum, Test Driven Development, unit/integration testing, pair programming, etc.). The successful candidate will be comfortable driving design and architecture, rationalizing business requirements and mentoring less experienced developers. There will be significant interaction with senior developers across other work streams as we integrate an increasingly complex product set. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

ROLE / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a thorough understanding of our entire technology stack

• Design and develop new features within existing Python services; create new services to expand the overall framework

• Contribute to future design and architecture

• Plan work in an agile manner with other team members

• Write acceptance tests in coordination with QA

• Provide L3 user support

• Communicate with our business and platform partners

• Improve and develop our CI pipeline and deployment strategies

• Demonstrable experience of having designed and developed complex server-side functionality in Python

• Expertise with object-oriented programming concepts.

• Experienced in building micro services.

• Experienced in working with large sets of data.

• Proficient in writing unit, integration, and acceptance tests

• Comfortable in an agile working environment

• Self-starter and proactive

About Matlen Silver

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