Associate, ETF Development

BMO • New York, NY

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About The Position

We are seeking a strong motivated individual to be part of Global Trading Solutions’ Trading Systems team to build and enhance our core trading platforms. The developer will continually interact with multiple teams including sales/marketing/quants/operations to implement new robust trading features and improve on our existing strategy offerings. A successful candidate has a keen interest in developing low latency trading systems in Java.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of professional core Java development experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; eager to ask questions; able to clearly explain ideas
• Strong collaborative and team skills
• Strong JUnit testing skills
• Strong multi-threaded programming skills
• Strong understanding of financial markets and electronic trading systems
• Experience with optimizing software performance and reducing latency
• Familiar with the FIX protocol

Responsibilities

• Design & develop robust software solutions for GTS’s trading systems
• Devise new algorithms and data structures for target environment and platform attributes in alignment with architectural patterns
• Create thorough test cases to ensure software stability and reliability
• Collaborate with other teams to research and implement changes to the trading system
• Communicate with operations teams about new features and existing strategy behaviors
• Support production issues, including independently completing root-cause analysis and diagnosis.
• Process various business requirements with minimal guidance, derive implementation proposals, and execute proposals with a team or individually.
• Mentor junior developers

Benefits

• BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans.
• To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees