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About the Role
We are modernizing our trading and research platform to enable the scaling of our alpha trading business. The platform will enable researchers to explore, test, and deploy sophisticated signals, models, and strategies across asset classes, in a robust, fully automated manner, while remaining within highly competitive latency targets. As a Platform Lead you will own the roadmap and architecture of the new platform, and its integration with Atto’s stack and trading strategies. You will manage the dev team while also remaining hands-on and contributing to the platform key components on a daily basis.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of the next generation high-frequency trading platform.
- Build and manage a results-driven team, fostering strong teamwork.
- Establish coding standards, testing, and documentation practices.
- Ensure successful design and implementation, using modern C++ and industry best practices.
- Prototype key components and maintain high reliability and fault tolerance.
- Adapt to a fast-paced environment, evolving the platform to meet trading needs while managing technical debt.
Requirements
- 5+ years as a Core or Quant Developer at a top HFT firm (not banks or funds) within the last 7 years.
- Experience with multiple components of HFT platforms, particularly critical path elements.
- Background in a startup phase HFT firm or trading team experience is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated management and leadership skills.
- Strong practical decision-making abilities.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Deep passion for trading.
Skills
- End-to-end understanding of modern HFT platforms, including market data, order entry, threading model, research environment, simulator, and strategy API.
- Strong C++ (C++17 or newer).
- Working knowledge of Python.
- Knowledge and experience in a multithreaded environment; synchronization.
- Good understanding of networking at the protocol level.
- Good usage of software development tools.
- Knowledge of operating systems, kernel-level understanding of device system mechanisms for Linux.
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Benefits
- Competitive rates of pay.
- Paid time off (4 weeks).
- Coverage of health insurance costs.
- Office lunches.
- Discretionary bonus system.
About the Company
- Atto Trading, a dynamic quantitative trading firm founded in 2010 and leading in global high-frequency strategies.
- We are expanding an international, diverse team, with experts in trading, statistics, engineering, and technology.
- Our disciplined approach combined with rapid market feedback allows us to quickly turn ideas into profit.
- Our environment of learning and collaboration allows us to solve some of the world’s hardest problems, together.
- As a small firm, we remain nimble and hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, ingenuity, and effort.
- We are a company committed to staying at the forefront of technology.
- Our team is passionate about continual learning and improvement.
- With no external investors or customers, we are the primary users of the products we create, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact on our company's growth.