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C++ Quantitative Developer 

Proprietary Trading Firm. Amsterdam Office

Euros + Benefits + Bonus

A Proprietary Trading Firm is looking to hire a C++ Quantitative Developer who can sit on a Trading Desk and work closely with the Traders to implement their trading strategies into the market.

As the C++ Quantitative Developer you will already have experience sitting on a Trading Desk implementing mid-high frequency systematic trading strategies. You will have a strong background in C++ and a scripting language (ideally Python) as well as a strong knowledge of UNIX/Linux.

Your role will be working very closely with a mid-high frequency systematic desk who trade across a range of asset classes including Cashing Equities, ETFs and Index Linked Futures. You will be talking to the traders, helping them to put together their trading strategies and then working closely with them to achieve best execution into the market/trading system. This is a Trading Desk role and you need to be someone who is interested in the business and comfortable talking with Traders.

This Proprietary Trading Firm has an excellent reputation and a strong infrastructure that is built using C++, Python and FPGAs. They are very competitive on speed and have been able to turn that into extremely profitable strategies over the last 16 years.

The C++ Quantitative Developer will need:

• Strong experience with C++ 
• Experience on a UNIX/Linux platform 
• Experience working on a Trading desk or closely with Traders 
• Experience with Python development – Highly Beneficial
• Experience in a mid-high frequency environment – Highly Beneficial

Please get in touch with Ian Bailey at Harrington Starr for more information.