Software Engineer - New Zurich Office- Multi-Asset Class Systematic Trading - Oxford Knight

Summary:Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth in their new Zurich office.Joining the data infrastructure team, your primary focus will be the ingestion, processing and serving of large amounts of data at scale. You will champion and help to evolve coding best practices - reviewing peer code, lead or participate in design reviews, ensuring code quality, testability, and efficiency. You'll also work closely with customers & stakeholders to understand their business/technical requirements, and develop solutions.The successful candidate will be testing the limits of one of the most demanding data systems in the world, with exposure to a variety of exciting projects, e.g. real-time pub sub, sharded databases, etc.Requirements:Solid knowledge of algorithms and data structures, plus system design experienceStrong skills in at least one server-side programming language, e.g. Python, Go, Rust, C++, Java, etc.Experience writing high performance server code, multithreading, caching strategies, asynchronous IO, etc.Sound understanding of big data; able to compare the design, strengths & drawbacks of tools such as Elasticsearch, Kafka, BigTable, Cassandra, etc.Team player essential with excellent communication skillsBenefits:Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your inputCompetitive salary + generous benefitsProfessional and personal developmentRelaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balanceWhilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.ContactIf you think you are a good match, or would like further information, please contact:Henry Abbothenry.abbot@oxfordknight.co.uk+44 (0)20 3475 7199linkedin.com/in/henry-abbot-5b406912a