Our client is searching for an experienced Algo Web Front-end Engineer to join their team in New York. The successful candidate will work closely with ADs, learn about their needs and decide what products to build to satisfy these needs. You will be responsible for translating vague AD requirements into beautiful, polished web applications.

Responsibilities:  

• Your work will be primarily on the frontend side of the apps, using modern web technologies - React/Redux/Typescript.
• You might occasionally do some server side work as well which will be in Python and/or C++.

Requirements:

• Professional experience as a frontend engineer
• Strong understanding of frontend technologies - TypeScript/CSS/React/Redux
• Good understanding of UX design principles
• Passion for UX and building polished web applications
• Passion for writing clean and maintainable code
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to translate vague client requirements into concrete software solutions
• Experience with Python and/or C++ is a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related technical field

If you would like to be considered for the position of Algo Web Front-end Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Security Engineer to join their team in New York. The ideal candidate will have significant experience working in a technical cyber security role at an organization with a dedicated security operations function. You’ll have the opportunity to own and strategically impact the global cyber security systems, from creating and streamlining processes to implementing core security engineering projects that will be the foundation of authentication and authorization at the firm.

Responsibilities:  

• Architect, prototype, and deploy technical security solutions to help better protect the trading operations and IP from both internal and external threats
• Foster strong cross-functional relationships internally within the company and externally with vendors
• Build and run an internal public key infrastructure
• Improve the security of SSH across the company and upgrade authorization mechanisms
• Upgrade secure linux configurations and permissions
• Implement zero trust architecture

Requirements:

• ​ 5+ years of experience in cyber security, with specific experience in security engineering, security architecture, and project management
• Experience working with and building strong cross-functional relationships
• Experience with Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure
• Experience with Linux (Debian is a huge plus!)

Education:

• BS (or equivalent) in Computer Science
• MS in Information Security is a plus

If you would like to be considered for the position of Security Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join their team in New York. The successful candidate will have an incredible opportunity to hone their skills in a wide range of areas: C++ written to the latest standards, distributed systems, OS internals, CPU architecture, and networking hardware and protocols.

Responsibilities:  

• Excellent design, debugging and problem solving skills
• Expertise in leadership of projects and/or teams
• Knowledge of UNIX operating systems, system/processor performance, and network communication
• C++ experience is required, daily use (of most recent standards) preferred

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience
• You are capable of working independently, as part of a team, or leading a team
• You can analyze and fix problems quickly
• Can look at code, figure out how it works, and how to make it better
• Can describe software designs at a high level (the abstract interface), low level (step-by-step algorithm), or anywhere in between
• You really like to work with people who challenge you and make you better at what you do​

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

If you would like to be considered for the position of Senior Software Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Full Stack Developer to join their team in Chicago. The successful candidate will have a passion for using their unique skill set to make the lives of those around them easier and more efficient. In this role, you will be responsible for automating and developing a wide variety of systems, including the post trade and middle office systems.

Responsibilities:  

• Build new tools and dashboards which will provide meaningful insights into financial and operational data
• Gather and refine requirements from a variety of senior technical and non-technical users.
• Architect and design enhancements for global post trade and middle office systems, mainly using Python.
• Own projects end-to-end; gathering requirements, architecting the system, and writing and maintaining code.
• Work on tasks with a variety of time scopes: quick fixes for existing processes and long-term direction setting.
• Maintain and improve existing internal and external processes.
• Understand and reason about a large variety of data sources, minimizing unnecessary complexity but providing complete solutions.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software development experience
• 2+ years of working Python programming experience
• 2+ years of working Javascript/Typescript experience on a modern web framework (React preferred)
• Effective communication, both verbal and written, is a must
• Mastery of multitasking and extraordinary time management skills
• Ability to navigate large interconnected projects while still paying close attention to details
• You enjoy independent work, but value collaboration with team members
• Can look at code, figure out how it works, and how to make it better
• Can describe software designs at a high level (the abstract interface), low level (step-by-step algorithm), or anywhere in between
• You really like to work with people who challenge you and make you better at what you do

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

If you would like to be considered for the position of Full Stack Developer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Software Developer to join their team in New York. The successful candidate will be responsible for automating and developing accounting, tax and financial reports. As a developer for the Accounting and Tax team, it will be your responsibility to work closely with the team to understand end-user needs and communicate effectively around project feasibility and timelines. Key responsibilities will include leveraging your technical skills to create new report automation, performing report maintenance and customization, and developing new tools and dashboards to provide impactful insights into financial and operational data.

Responsibilities:  

• Provide technical and analytical support to the Accounting and Tax teams through the creation of new, customized reports and processes as well as maintenance and improvement to existing reporting infrastructure
• Extract, review, finesse, and reconcile data from multiple databases, servers, and platforms
• Work closely with the Accounting and Tax teams to understand needs and adapt to changes in priorities
• This role requires strong communication as it will require coordinating and communicating across multiple teams.
• Contribute insight into financial reporting and aid in data-driven decision making
• Take ownership of the continual drive for automation on the team
• Work on tasks with a variety of time scopes: quick fixes to existing processes and long-term direction-setting
• Maintain and improve existing internal and external reporting processes
• Understand and reason about a large variety of data sources, minimizing unnecessary complexity but providing complete solutions

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Working experience with relational databases, VBA, and SQL
• Prior experience within ERP Systems, preferably built on databases within the Microsoft universe
• In this role, you will primarily be coding in Python. Previous Python programming experience is preferred, but a willingness to learn Python is okay too! 
• Experience with building front ends with React/JavaScript is a plus
• Prior experience supporting Accounting, Trading and/or Treasury Management Systems is a plus
• Mastery of multitasking and extraordinary time management skills
• Effective communication, both verbal and written, is a must

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

If you would like to be considered for the position of Software Developer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Python Developer to join their team in New York. Python Developers on the Ops team work on automation and development projects that touch every part of the trade lifecycle

Responsibilities:  

• Write deployment and monitoring systems (everything from the backend processes to the user-visible desktop GUIs) in Python to help
• Architect and design enhancements for the global trading post trade system, mainly using Python
• Develop tools to automate the daily trading processes and help real-time analysts discover and investigate internal and external outages
• Write automation jobs in Python that support the mechanics of managing the global trading network
• Help us release a lot of code (the main repo deploys after each commit) that reaches into every office and department at the company while using the latest technologies and techniques in Python and Software Engineering to drive improvements to all the systems, new or old
• Extract, review, analyze, and reconcile data from multiple databases, servers, and platforms
• Work on tasks with a variety of time scopes: quick fixes to existing processes and long-term direction setting
• Maintain and improve existing internal and external processes
• Take ownership of the continual drive for automation on the team

Requirements:

• 2+ years of Python development experience
• Working experience with relational databases, VBA, and SQL
• Mastery of multitasking and extraordinary time management skills
• Ability to navigate large interconnected projects while also paying close attention to details
• Experience with building front ends with React/JavaScript or PyQt is a plus
• Experience with gRPC and trio is a plus
• Excellent design, debugging, and problem solving skills
• Experience deploying and maintaining applications. You’ve seen an application from the design phase through the production phase
• Knowledge of UNIX operating systems (they use Linux), system/processor performance, and network communication
• Comfortable debugging networked programs on a UNIX terminal
• You can look at code, figure out how it works, and how to make it better
• You really like to work with people who challenge you and make you better at what you do

Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

If you would like to be considered for the position of Operations Python Developer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Quantitative Researcher to join them in Chicago. The successful candidate will join the Alpha research team within a prop trading company.

Responsibilities:  

• The role will involve joining the delta 1 trading team. This team specialises in low latency market making and alpha collection. 
• This role will involve working on the research team with a focus on alpha signal research. This will involve analysing petabytes of high dimensional time-series data for periodicities in the market structure. Backtest signals and developing strategy prototypes. The role will involve collaborating with colleagues.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Applied Maths, Statistics, Computer Science, Astrophysics, or Particle Physics with expertise in the following areas:

• Data mining
• Statistics and High Dimensional Time Series
• Bayesian Methods
• Linear Algebra
• Support Vector Classification & Kernel Trick
• Scientific Computing with GPU’s
• XGBoost
• Python, C++

If you would like to be considered for the position of Quantitative Researcher or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Quantitative Researcher to join them in New York. The successful candidate will join the option market making team. This team specialises in real-time market making listed options and alpha collection. 

Responsibilities:  

• This role will involve working on the research team with a focus on alpha signal research. This will involve analysing petabytes of high dimensional time-series data for periodicities in the market structure. Backtest signals and developing strategy prototypes. The role will involve collaborating with colleagues.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Applied Maths, Statistics, Computer Science, Astrophysics, or Particle Physics with expertise in the following areas:

• Statistics and High Dimensional Time Series
• Bayesian Methods
• Linear Algebra
• Support Vector Classification & Kernel Trick
• Scientific Computing with GPU’s
• XGBoost
• Python, C++

If you would like to be considered for the position of Quantitative Researcher or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced C# Engineer to join their team in New York. The successful candidate will be joining the Reference Data Technology team. You are expected to work closely with the team lead and manager, able to function both independently and within the team. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated and have a deep passion for technology with concentrated focus on Microsoft stack technologies with a heavy focus on distributed systems, SOA and large data schemes.

Responsibilities:  

• Development and management of multiple, 3-tier back-office systems.
• Capable of making independent decisions while mitigating risk
• Demonstrate an ownership mentality in all aspects of the firm’s technology systems
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and be able to multi-task between second-line support and strategic development responsibilities.

Requirements:

• C# development expertise, Microsoft .NET , and .NET Core
• Strong experience in multi-threaded programming and object-oriented design
• Strong experience building connected, service-oriented applications, REST, WebApi, JSON.
• Familiarity with Agile development processes and sprint planning
• Experience with Database Systems (Microsoft SQL preferred)
• Experience in Dev/Ops (JIRA / Git / Build Automation / Deployment Automation, Unit Testing)
• Ability to communicate well, including writing emails and technical documentation, and communicating with end users
• Experience with Security Master and other Reference Data Systems
• Experience with Vendor Data (Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.)
• Experience with Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, etc)
• Experience and familiarity with an enterprise messaging systems
• Experience and familiarity with an enterprise cache systems
• Behavior and test-driven development experience
• Web development experience in JavaScript platforms such as React JS or Angular
• Experience with Python
• Familiarity with US and International Equity, Fixed Income, Commodity markets
• Experience with Trading workflow (Equity, Macro, Credit)

If you would like to be considered for the position of C# Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Macro Data Engineer to join their team in Chicago. The Macro Data Engineer will work on architecting and implementing a next generation data platform for a wide range of economic data used by the Fixed Income, Commodities, and FX portfolio management and risk platform.

Responsibilities:  

• Working closely with business users and platform developers to capture requirements and build a platform for data access and analysis.
• Developing a keen understanding of how data is utilized in the systems and investment processes to generate insights and produce key analytics.
• Defining and employing best practices for persistence, error detection/correction, API development, and streaming technology, with a long term view of building a team of specialists in these areas.
• Proactively seeking out areas of improvement where data access/management could be changed to improve the portfolio management & risk process

Requirements:

• Proven experience building high quality, fault tolerant software with a heavy focus on data.
• Strong understanding of real-time data, historical time-series data, and the intricacies of working with third party data vendors. Prior experience with Macro products is preferred but not essential.
• High proficiency with Python and the scientific Python ecosystem. Experience with C++ is a large bonus but not a hard requirement.
• Demonstrated track record of ownership, leadership, high achievement and raising the standard of those around you.
• Experience working in an agile environment and with development teams.
• Significant experience defining and developing a robust software development process, including but not limited to: code review, change management, design and architecture specifications, testing, continuous integration and deployment.

If you would like to be considered for the position of Macro Data Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you