Python Developer | Order Routing | Professional Hire Full Time NEW

Susquehanna is seeking a Software Developer to join the team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the firm’s highly distributed, high performance order routing system for equities, options and futures. In this position you will have the opportunity to work closely with traders and technical teams. You will be engaging the complete SDLC and the majority of development will be in Python with heavy emphasis on Python-bound C++ on Linux. Heavily involved with supporting the production environment and creating tools to speed up development products, production environment support, and data investigation.

If You Join This Team, You Will

• Research, design, develop and test software components and applications in a heterogeneous technology environment using knowledge of object-oriented programming, Python and C++/Linux
• Build internal monitoring tools and lightweight UIs to observe system performance, debug issues, and analyze production behavior in real time
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time, cost, and performance constraints
• Engage in problem definition, decomposition, and solutions definition within the scope of the application and the run-time environment
• Take a holistic view of systems and understand how the hardware, networking, and middleware layers integrate with software components

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or its foreign equivalent. Relevant technical experience may substitute for education.
• The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, free-thinker who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and who has the ability to propose creative and innovative solutions to complex problems
• Experience with and a demonstrated understanding of object-oriented design and software development in a high-performance / high throughput environment using Python is required. C++ (preferably in a Linux environment) is preferred as well
• UI understanding is preferred
• Excellent attention to detail and an appreciation for the balance between the perfect technical solution and time to market considerations
• Ability to take ownership of projects and assume the responsibility for success
• Provide innovative ideas to improve the ability of our systems and our team

About Susquehanna

Susquehanna is a global quantitative trading firm powered by scientific rigor, curiosity, and innovation. Our culture is intellectually driven and highly collaborative, bringing together researchers, engineers, and traders to design and deploy impactful strategies in our systematic trading environment. To meet the unique challenges of global markets, Susquehanna applies machine learning and advanced quantitative research to vast datasets in order to uncover actionable insights and build effective strategies. By uniting deep market expertise with cutting-edge technology, we excel in solving complex problems and pushing boundaries together.

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