Software Engineer @ Clear Street

About Clear Street Markets:
Clear Street Markets provides liquidity and transparency to electronic financial markets across the globe. Our skilled team of cross-functional experts engage in quantitative and algorithmic trading to generate exceptional results in highly competitive and rapidly changing global financial markets.

The dynamic real-time environment of market making means participants must be quick and calculated. Our researchers and data scientists work tirelessly to find patterns in massive amounts of noisy data that our sophisticated traders then use to guide their complex strategies.

We share ideas and collaborate to maximize our differing experiences and backgrounds, drawing inspiration from academia and parallel industries. Our teams employ state-of-the-art technologies and research methods to help find the next great trading opportunity.

By bringing together highly-skilled researchers, data scientists, and seasoned trading professionals in a collaborative, pragmatic environment, Clear Street Markets is able to thrive in today’s fast-paced markets.

The Role:

You will understand, design, and implement scalable, reliable and efficient technical solutions, leveraging ultra low-latency C++ code that our market business and trading activities rely on.

The Team:

As a member of the Core Engineering team, you will work closely with other engineers, researchers and traders across the firm

Requirements:

~5+ years of professional working experience
Extensive experience with C++ Programming and OO design patterns
Experience in system programming
Experience with python
Strong quantitative and analytical aptitude
Familiarity with market data and order entry strongly preferred
Experience with simulator development preferred
Experience with alpha signal architecture and prior knowledge of market microstructure preferred

The Base Salary Range for this role is $100,000 - $200,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street’s total compensation. The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

We are requiring new employees to be in the office 4 days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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