Trading Systems Performance Engineer

Hudson River Trading is seeking a Trading Systems Performance Engineer to join us in shaping the future of low-latency market optimization through cutting-edge systems and infrastructure expertise. In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in leveraging data-driven methodologies to enhance the efficiency of our real-time interactions with financial markets. This position is instrumental in optimizing HRT's connectivity with diverse trading venues, with a specific focus on achieving low-latency performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize worldwide trading infrastructure
• Performance testing and tuning
• Orchestrate and analyze time series network and exchange protocol captures with a focus on optimizing systems for low-latency performance
• Build in-depth understanding of the the intricacies of various markets and exchanges, attend presentations, and collaborate with exchange counterparts to optimize system interactions
• Research exchange features, capabilities, and architecture with an emphasis on low-latency communication
• Plan and execute technical projects to make our trading systems (linux, hardware, network, etc.) faster, adaptable, and maintainable
• Formulate and conduct controlled experiments to measure the impact of calculated changes to HRT's trading infrastructure
• Automate and troubleshoot a broad range of technical infrastructure 
• Improve the fill rate of custom hardware-based trading strategies by optimizing system components
• Identify infrastructure optimizations based on a full-stack understanding of our low latency trading platform and interconnected markets.
• Investigate and document details related to various latency-sensitive exchanges
• Effectively communicate ideas, requirements, and results across different teams within the organization

Profile

• Expertise in installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux systems, from hardware and kernel to applications
• 7+ years of relevant experience supporting a complex trading environment, including advanced understanding of proprietary trading and exchange technologies, with a strong emphasis on low-latency infrastructure
• Strong understanding of TCP and UDP network protocols
• Familiarity with the details of modern computer systems and networks, emphasizing low-latency optimization
• Experience with Python and other programming languages is desirable
• Experience with FPGA, Microwave, and Wireless technologies is desirable
• Strong understanding of capture and timing infrastructure