HPR
Capital Markets
SeniorSoftwareEngineer
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“Senior Software Engineer at HPR. Skills: C programming, Linux application development, Low-latency, High-performance computing. Utilize expertise in low-level programming. Advance state of the art in high performance computing”
Industry & Context.
Work through complex engineering obstacles; Efficient and accurate solution
Onsite in Needham, MA 5 days a week, No employment sponsorship
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
MSS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related, 5+ years of relevant work experience, C programming skills, Linux application development expertise, Demonstrated ability to work through complex engineering obstacles, Proven success leading engineering teams to efficient and accurate solution to these problems, Experience defining test scenarios and test cases to ensure quality of team deliverables, Proficiency with concurrency and multi-threaded architectures, Expertise with socket programming and TCP, Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Shell, Comfortable being onsite in Needham, MA 5 days a week
Nice to Have
C++, Java, Financial market knowledge
What You'll Do.
Utilize expertise in low-level programming
Advance state of the art in high performance computing
Advance state of the art in electronic trading
Provide guidance and hands-on delivery
Design C applications
Develop C applications
Process large amounts of high-throughput data
Process low-latency network data
Contribute to process and team culture
Iterate on how we build products
Lead software engineers
Mentor software engineers
Encourage continuous learning
Encourage collaboration
Collaborate directly with customers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Key contributor to team culture; Encouraging collaboration; Collaborate directly with customers
Full Job Description
HPR is the leading provider of high-performance and ultra-low latency electronic trading and capital markets infrastructure solutions offered as a managed service. Our cutting-edge technology is used by tier-1 financial institutions to monitor and execute trades rapidly and efficiently. As we continue to innovate and grow, we’re searching for a forward-thinking Senior Software Engineer to help us build the future of capital markets infrastructure. As a Senior Software Engineer you will: Utilize your expertise in low-level programming as we advance the state of the art in high performance computing and electronic trading Provide the necessary guidance and hands-on delivery of the design, development, and debugging of C applications that run on multi-core Linux systems to process large amounts of high-throughput, low-latency network data Be a key contributor to our process and team culture, continually iterating on how we build products, not just on what we build Lead and mentor software engineers, encouraging our culture of continuous learning and collaboration Collaborate directly with customers that are using the products that you develop REQUIRED SKILLS MS/BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related 5+ years of relevant work experience Strong C programming skills Linux application development expertise Demonstrated ability to work through complex engineering obstacles and proven success leading engineering teams to efficient and accurate solution to these problems Experience defining test scenarios and test cases to ensure quality of team deliverables Passionate about writing software that is clean, simple, and elegant Proficiency with concurrency and multi-threaded architectures Expertise with socket programming and TCP Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Shell Comfortable being onsite in Needham, MA 5 days a week DESIRED SKILLS: Experience with C++ and Java Financial market knowledge Compensation: In compl
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