Hybrid Software Developer - Productivity platforms & Frameworks chez Squarepoint capital

Squarepoint is a global investment management firm that utilizes a diversified portfolio of systematic and quantitative strategies across financial markets that seeks to achieve high quality, uncorrelated returns for our clients. We have deep expertise in trading, technology and operations and attribute our success to rigorous scientific research. As a technology and data-driven firm, we design and build our own cutting-edge systems, from high performance trading platforms to large scale data analysis and compute farms. With offices around the globe, we emphasize true, global collaboration by aligning our investment, technology and operations teams functionally around the world.

Role: Software Developer -Productivity platforms & Frameworks

Location(s): London, Montreal, Singapore

Position Overview:                                                                    

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Software Developer to join our growing team. In this role, you will play a key part in designing, building, and maintaining Squarepoint internal productivity tools, frameworks, and platforms that power our business. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and make a direct impact on the efficiency and productivity of both investment and technology teams within SquarePoint.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and performant software solutions.
• Contribute to the development of companywide productivity tools, frameworks, and platforms that streamline operations across the organization.
• Work collaboratively with other developers and stakeholders to gather requirements, design solutions, and implement features.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving code quality and development processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry best practices.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in high performance Python, with a deep understanding of its ecosystems and best practices.
• Prior or current experience with at least one JVM-based language such as Java, Kotlin, or Scala.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems principles and experience working with distributed architectures.
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience working in a Linux environment, using version control
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.