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Software Engineer — Systematic Trading Firm Delmar Nord | New York, NY
Delmar Nord has partnered with a leading quantitative trading firm known for its rigorous, research-driven approach to global markets. Our client operates at the intersection of technology and trading, building the systems that power real-time decision-making across asset classes.
About the Opportunity
This is a rare chance to work inside one of the most technically sophisticated trading environments in the industry. You'll build and maintain the infrastructure, tools, and systems that traders and researchers rely on daily, working alongside some of the strongest engineers and quantitative minds in finance. The firm is known for flat structure, high engineering standards, and giving engineers real ownership from day one.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and maintain low-latency, high-reliability systems used across trading, research, and infrastructure teams
- Collaborate directly with traders and researchers to translate complex problems into robust software solutions
- Contribute to a codebase where correctness, performance, and clarity are all first-class priorities
- Take ownership of systems end to end, from design through production support
- Work across the stack as needed, from distributed systems to internal tooling
What They're Looking For
- Strong computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, systems design
- Professional experience writing production-quality code; functional programming exposure is a plus but not required
- A track record of working on complex, high-stakes systems where correctness matters
- Intellectual curiosity and comfort operating in an environment with minimal hand-holding and high autonomy
- Excellent communication skills; ability to work closely with non-engineering stakeholders