Premier Investment firm is seeking experienced Quantitative Developers to work in either NYC, Chicago, CT, California and/or London to participate in the ongoing design/development of their next generation High Frequency Trading Systems.

The Quant Developer will be involved in the following:

• Design and implementation of highly automated financial trading system.
• Providing technical and operational support for real time high frequency trading application.
• Performing complex systems and data analysis, problem solving and troubleshooting.
• Performance tuning and optimization of existing real-time trading system.
• Interacting with clients to gather project requirements, testing new trading application.
• Work with quantitative scientists within the team on automation of their trading strategy as well as providing tools for research.

Requirements
• BS, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related field, with a high GPA.
• Demonstrated experience working on the design, implementation, and deployment of large, complex software projects.
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility and accountability.
• High level of expertise in systems programming on UNIX and Windows NT/2000.
• High level of expertise in a variety of programming languages, including C/C++, Java, and scripting languages.
• Familiarity with database systems and languages, in particular Oracle and SQL.
• Familiarity with software development tools, such as version control, project management, and bug tracking systems.
• Ability to understand sophisticated mathematical and financial concepts.
• Ability to take responsibility and work independently in a high-pressure, time-critical environment.
• Ability to work well with developers, quantitative scientists, and other non-engineering personnel.
• Ability to multi-task effectively.
• Strong organizational and communications skills, both verbal and written.
• High attention to detail.

To apply: If interested, please email resumes to erosenthal@futuresgroupit.com or call 212-244-4220 and ask for Eric for more details.

Futures Group is a highly specialized niche recruiting firm with a core focus in the Investment Banking/ IT Finance field. The primary function of Futures Group is to locate and present the best-qualified applicants the current market has to offer. We interview and evaluate each candidate prior to submission to ensure a proper match with respect to each specific client. This is based on technical aptitude, interpersonal ability, salary/rates, and geographical accessibility.

Our recruiting strengths include:

• Quantitative Researchers, Analysts, Strategists and Modelers.
• Traders/Portfolio Managers
• Front, Middle, and Back office development roles (C, C++, Java, J2EE, C# Developers and Architects).
• Production Support Specialists, Database Engineers/DBA's, Business Analysts, QA specialists (manual and automated), Project Managers (both functional and technical),

Technology and financial products are evolving at a very fast pace. It gives us a great deal of  satisfaction to know that we are indirectly responsible for assisting in the construction of highly scalable and robust systems that support the highest revenue grossing areas of the companies we do business with.