Atto Trading Technologies

Platform Lead

New York, New York, United States

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago

C++StatisticsResearchLeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

Our disciplined approach combined with rapid market feedback allows us to quickly turn ideas into profit.
Our environment of learning and collaboration allows us to solve some of the world's hardest problems, together.
As a small firm, we remain nimble and hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, ingenuity, and effort.

As a Platform Lead you will own the roadmap and architecture of the new platform, and its integration with Atto's stack and trading strategies.
You will manage the dev team while also remaining hands-on and contributing to the platform key components on a daily basis.
Lead the development of the next generation high-frequency trading platform.
Build and manage a results-driven team, fostering strong teamwork.
Ensure successful design and implementation, using modern C++ and industry best practices.
Prototype key components and maintain high reliability and fault tolerance.
With no external investors or customers, we are the primary users of the products we create, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact on our company's growth.

5+ years as a Core or Quant Developer at a top HFT firm (not banks or funds) within the last 7 years.
Experience with multiple components of HFT platforms, particularly critical path elements.
Knowledge and experience in a multithreaded environment

Strong C++ (C++17 or newer).
Working knowledge of Python.
Knowledge and experience in a multithreaded environment; synchronization.
Good understanding of networking at the protocol level.
Good usage of software development tools.
Knowledge of operating systems, kernel-level understanding of device system mechanisms for Linux.
Strong practical decision-making abilities.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Deep passion for trading.

Atto Trading, a dynamic quantitative trading firm founded in 2010 and leading in global high-frequency strategies, is looking for a Platform Lead to join our team in New York.
We are expanding an international, diverse team, with experts in trading, statistics, engineering, and technology. Our disciplined approach combined with rapid market feedback allows us to quickly turn ideas into profit. Our environment of learning and collaboration allows us to solve some of the world's hardest problems, together. As a small firm, we remain nimble and hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, ingenuity, and effort.
Position Highlights:
We are modernizing our trading and research platform to enable the scaling of our alpha trading business. The platform will enable researchers to explore, test, and deploy sophisticated signals, models, and strategies across asset classes, in a robust, fully automated manner, while remaining within highly competitive latency targets.
We are expanding an international, diverse team, with experts in trading, statistics, engineering, and technology.
We are modernizing our trading and research platform to enable the scaling of our alpha trading business.
The platform will enable researchers to explore, test, and deploy sophisticated signals, models, and strategies across asset classes, in a robust, fully automated manner, while remaining within highly competitive latency targets.
Your Mission and Goals:

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