Python Developer

Tower Research Capital India Pvt. Ltd. ("Tower India"), an affiliate of the high-frequency proprietary trading firm Tower Research Capital LLC (“Tower”), seeks a creative Software Engineer to design, implement and support world-class infrastructure tools for traders and technologists .  We are looking for a self-motivated contributor who is passionate about building high-quality tools. The role involves combining cutting-edge open source and proprietary technology to create fast build systems, supporting tools, and scalable services. You will work closely with our developers and traders to find new ways to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced and energetic environment. 

Responsibilities:

• Work on team’s core python data science platform to support global trading research
• Platform has grown over the years to manage peta-byte level data while providing APIs to interact with data at granular scale
• Build ETL pipelines on top of internal and external data sources to drive business analytics
• Research solutions to allow increasingly sophisticated visualizations
• Develop / improve frameworks to better leverage our cloud + on-prem compute and storage clusters
• Using programming languages, such as Python, Shell/Bash to architect, implement and integrate build software and productivity tools
• Developing, testing and documenting existing in-house tools to improve their quality, reliability and supportability
• Automating existing support workflows to reduce operational burden and design new tools to improve efficiency

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• ​A bachelor’s degree in computer science from a top-tier college or university
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in designing and improving information systems.
• Proficiency with Python.
• Knowledge of NumPy, Pandas/Polars, Cython and other python data science frameworks
• Thorough understanding of Linux fundamentals and C++ compiling/linking/loading process. 
• Experience with Source Control Management, CI/CD pipelines, ELK and other observability frameworks will be an added advantage
• Brilliant problem-solving abilities. Most problems require high-availability, high-throughput and low latency solutions.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Last, but most important, the ability and willingness to quickly learn new tools, languages, paradigms and skills wherever necessary to get the job done.

 In addition, the ideal candidate has: 

• ​A passion for new technologies and actively improving existing systems for users
• The drive to take initiative and pro-actively identify opportunities for efficiency and automation
• The ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to work both individually and with a team

Benefits :

Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life.
Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
• Food Allowance
• Cab facility/allowance
• Wellness allowance
• Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.