Quantitative Developer, C++ - Trading Teams EMEA

About Tower Research Capital

Founded in 1998, Tower Research Capital is an industry-leading quantitative trading firm recognized for its innovative and high-performance trading platform. With over 25 years of experience, Tower continuously discovers unique opportunities in financial markets. The firm boasts world-class talent in systematic trading and engineering, providing independent trading teams with the resources and scale of a global organization.

Engineers at Tower thrive by working on cutting-edge challenges including low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration, and machine learning. The firm's significant investment in technology and expertise ensures their platform excels in functionality, scalability, and speed. Business Support teams play a critical role by delivering infrastructure and services that empower trading and engineering operations.

Job Description

Joining the EMEA Development team based in London, you will serve as a Quantitative Developer tasked with enhancing the current research framework. Your role involves building new tools and refining existing ones while offering close support to the quantitative research team on-site to aid their daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement a low-latency, high-frequency trading platform.
• Contribute to the development of a tick-by-tick backtesting research platform.
• Develop and optimize computations involving large-scale parallel processing with extensive shared data.
• Improve machine learning algorithm efficiency to achieve superior performance and accelerated learning.
• Create systems, interfaces, and tools to handle historical market data and facilitate trading simulations, boosting research productivity.
• Design analytical tools to interpret data and support research-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplines at Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD level, or comparable practical experience.
• Strong expertise in data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming using C++.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and analytical mindset.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication capabilities.
• Experience with Python and/or financial markets knowledge is advantageous but not mandatory.

Benefits

• Generous paid leave policies.
• Financial wellness tools, including savings plans tailored per region.
• Opportunities for hybrid working arrangements.
• Complimentary daily breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
• Wellness programs with reimbursements for gym memberships, personal training, and more.
• Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events.
• Community engagement through volunteer initiatives and charitable contributions.
• Regular social events such as happy hours and celebrations.
• Access to workshops and continuous education initiatives.

Tower’s welcoming culture encourages collaboration without egos, fostering an environment where smart, motivated individuals excel together. Based in the historic Equitable Building in NYC but with a global presence, Tower promotes a friendly, respectful workplace emphasizing performance and enjoyment.

Equal Opportunity

Tower Research Capital is committed to equal employment opportunities for all candidates.