Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm founded in 1998. Tower has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25+ year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities. Tower is home to some of the world's best systematic trading and engineering talent. We empower portfolio managers to build their teams and strategies independently while providing the economies of scale that come from a large, global organization. Engineers thrive at Tower while developing electronic trading infrastructure at a world class level. Our engineers solve challenging problems in the realms of low-latency programming, FPGA technology, hardware acceleration and machine learning. Our ongoing investment in top engineering talent and technology ensures our platform remains unmatched in terms of functionality, scalability and performance. At Tower, every employee plays a role in our success. Our Business Support teams are essential to building and maintaining the platform that powers everything we do - combining market access, data, compute, and research infrastructure with risk management, compliance, and a full suite of business services. Our Business Support teams enable our trading and engineering teams to perform at their best. At Tower, employees will find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential. This is a new team operating on a collaborative basis, with a rare opportunity to work on challenging problems across the full business scope and have outsized impact. The successful candidate will work closely with Quantitative Researchers to design, implement, deploy and manage different parts of the research and live trading platforms, leveraging Tower's existing cutting edge, low-latency stack. Location is flexible for the right candidate, though Hong Kong or New York are preferred. Responsibilities * Designing, implementing, deploying and maintaining a low latency, high frequency trading platform, from market data handling to trading strategy framework and components * Designing, implementing, deploying and maintaining a high performance, massively scalable research platform that integrates seamlessly with our trading platform * Designing, implementing and deploying data analysis and systems monitoring tools, with a view towards quality control and early error detection * Evaluating third-party libraries and frameworks in detail and leveraging existing state-of-the-art solutions to solve business problems when applicable * Contributing to technology intelligence and tech debt minimization by staying informed on modern trends and developments across the business tech space and ensuring up-to-date best practices in the software lifecycle are maintained Qualifications * Solid academic background in computer science, mathematics, or a similar quantitative field; a Master's degree is preferred * Strong background in data structures, algorithms and programming * At least 5 years of practical experience with modern C++, ideally in a high performance context. Real-world experience with Python is highly appreciated. Rust and/or functional language experience is also appreciated, but not required * Strong experience in the design, implementation and deployment of high performance distributed systems or low latency trading systems highly appreciated * Good working knowledge of Linux both as a user and development target * A strong ownership and self-driven mindset, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities * Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both at a high level and in the details Anticipated New York and Chicago annual base salary range $120,000- $200,000, plus eligible for bonus(es). Benefits Tower's headquarters are in FiDi, the heart of downtown Manhattan, at the historic Equitable Building. While we work hard, Tower's cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the value the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include: * 401(k) with company matching * 5 weeks of paid vacation per year plus 11 paid holidays * Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis * Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses * Free events and workshops * Donation matching program Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.