Tower Research Capital LLC
Software Engineer, Development Tools
New York
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$250kDetected 33 days ago
PythonRustC++GitAWSGCPCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesCI/CDLinuxDevOpsMachine LearningFPGAControlsResearchCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities.
- Tower is home to some of the world's best systematic trading and engineering talent.
- Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning.
Responsibilities
- Designing, building, and enhancing tools that support developer productivity, systems infrastructure, and DevOps practices
- Contributing to the architecture and scalability of build systems (e.g., Bazel, Buck2, CMake)
- Measuring and optimizing developer productivity metrics such as build speed, failure rates, deployment frequency, MTTR, and time-to-market
- We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization.
- Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level.
- Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in software development, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps
- Deep experience with build tools, dependency management, and packaging (e.g., Bazel, Buck2, CMake)
- Strong experience with DevOps tooling (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, Git-based version control systems, Docker, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code)
- Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems
- Proven experience optimizing performance and scalability in large, complex codebases
- Strong programming skills in C++, Rust, and/or Python
- Systematic approach to troubleshooting and solving complex productivity or infrastructure issues
- Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
Nice to have
- Experience with Kubernetes and Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS) preferred
- Conda/Rattler/Pixi experience
- Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily
- Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
- Social events, happy hours, treats, and celebrations throughout the year
- Experience with Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS) preferred
- Preferred Certifications (Nice to have, but not required):
Compensation
- Anticipated New York annual base salary range $150,000 - $250,000, plus eligible for discretionary bonus
Company info
- Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998.
- Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams.
- Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance.
- Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do - combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services.
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