About the Role
Develop software in OCaml as part of the trading and operational infrastructure for a proprietary trading company. Support traders and other users of the company’s technology infrastructure on Windows, Linux, and MacOS platforms. Analyze and respond in real-time to problems arising from the firm’s technological infrastructure. Work in all parts of the software lifecycle, including gathering requirements, design, documentation, management of code review, creation of testing plans, as well as implementation and management of deployment and monitoring of the resulting software systems. Proactively identify, propose, and implement improvements to our systems including infrastructure optimization, reliability enhancements, and operational efficiency gains. Train junior developers.
Responsibilities
- Develop software in OCaml as part of the trading and operational infrastructure for a proprietary trading company.
- Support traders and other users of the company’s technology infrastructure on Windows, Linux, and MacOS platforms.
- Analyze and respond in real-time to problems arising from the firm’s technological infrastructure.
- Work in all parts of the software lifecycle, including gathering requirements, design, documentation, management of code review, creation of testing plans, as well as implementation and management of deployment and monitoring of the resulting software systems.
- Proactively identify, propose, and implement improvements to our systems including infrastructure optimization, reliability enhancements, and operational efficiency gains.
- Train junior developers.
Requirements
- 3 or 4 year Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related quantitative field.
- Two (2) years of experience in any occupation where an individual gains experience developing software.
- One (1) year of experience developing software using OCaml, including utilizing algebraic data types and pattern matching, applying functional programming principles, implementing concurrent operations, and optimizing code based on understanding of OCaml's runtime behavior.
- One (1) year of experience managing software release cycles and software QA processes.
- One (1) year of experience using the Mercurial distributed version control system.
- One (1) year of experience using asynchronous programming, typeful software design, and monadic programming.
- One (1) year of experience rapidly diagnosing and resolving software issues in time-sensitive production environments.
- One (1) year of experience programming on the Linux platform, including working with network programming and scripting tools.
- All technical requirements for this role may be subject to employer conducted testing to assess minimum proficiency.
Skills
- OCaml
- Algebraic data types
- Pattern matching
- Functional programming
- Concurrent operations
- OCaml runtime behavior
- Software release cycles
- Software QA processes
- Mercurial distributed version control system
- Asynchronous programming
- Typeful software design
- Monadic programming
- Diagnosing and resolving software issues
- Linux platform
- Network programming
- Scripting tools
- Windows
- Linux
- MacOS
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Part time telecommuting may be permitted
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related quantitative field
About the Company
- Jane Street Group, LLC is a proprietary trading company.
