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. 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. 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 engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance.
At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. 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. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best.
At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential.
This is a new team operating on a collaborative basis, with a rare opportunity to work on challenging problems across the full business scope and have outsized impact.
The successful candidate will work closely with Quantitative Researchers to design, implement, deploy and manage different parts of the research and live trading platforms, leveraging Tower’s existing cutting edge, low-latency stack.
Location is flexible for the right candidate, though Hong Kong or New York are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Designing, implementing, deploying and maintaining a low latency, high frequency trading platform, from market data handling to trading strategy framework and components
- Designing, implementing, deploying and maintaining a high performance, massively scalable research platform that integrates seamlessly with our trading platform
- Designing, implementing and deploying data analysis and systems monitoring tools, with a view towards quality control and early error detection
- Evaluating third-party libraries and frameworks in detail and leveraging existing state-of-the-art solutions to solve business problems when applicable
- Contributing to technology intelligence and tech debt minimization by staying informed on modern trends and developments across the business tech space and ensuring up-to-date best practices in the software lifecycle are maintained
Qualifications
- Solid academic background in computer science, mathematics, or a similar quantitative field; a Master’s degree is preferred
- Strong background in data structures, algorithms and programming
- At least 5 years of practical experience with modern C++, ideally in a high performance context. Real-world experience with Python is highly appreciated. Rust and/or functional language experience is also appreciated, but not required
- Strong experience in the design, implementation and deployment of high performance distributed systems or low latency trading systems highly appreciated
- Good working knowledge of Linux both as a user and development target
- A strong ownership and self-driven mindset, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both at a high level and in the details
Benefits
Tower’s headquarters are in the historic Equitable Building, right in the heart of NYC’s Financial District and our impact is global, with over a dozen offices around the world.
At Tower, we believe work should be both challenging and enjoyable. That is why we foster a culture where smart, driven people thrive – without the egos. Our open concept workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value we place on a friendly, collaborative environment where everyone is respected, and great ideas win.
Our benefits include:
- Generous paid time off policies
- Savings plans and other financial wellness tools available in each region
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free breakfast, lunch and snacks daily
- In-office wellness experiences and reimbursement for select wellness expenses (e.g., gym, personal training and more)
- Company-sponsored sports teams and fitness events (JPM Corporate Challenge, Cycle for Survival, Wall Street Rides FAR and more)
- Volunteer opportunities and charitable giving
- Social events, happy hours, treats and celebrations throughout the year
- Workshops and continuous learning opportunities
At Tower, you’ll find a collaborative and welcoming culture, a diverse team and a workplace that values both performance and enjoyment. No unnecessary hierarchy. No ego. Just great people doing great work – together.
Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.
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What We Do
Founded in 1998 by Mark Gorton, Tower Research Capital is a trading and technology company that has built some of the fastest, most sophisticated electronic trading platforms in the world.
