Arque Capital

You will be part of our front office proprietary Algorithmic trading desk for Indian and global
markets. As a Technical Support engineer, you will analyze, troubleshoot, and fix the defects.
You will be responsible for end customer communication, understanding the issue they are
facing, analyzing the functional and technical areas of code impact, and fix the defects
reported. There would be small enhancements in the customer solutions built on top of core
products and you will be working on those items, also any consulting to end customer in case
they have any difficulties in understanding custom developed solution/features

Selected candidate’s day-to-day responsibilities include:
1. Technical support for various kinds of algorithmic trading strategies on the in-house trading
platform
2. Deploy trading software for new clients
3. Work with clients, sales and developers defining trading and technical requirements.

Other requirements:
1. 2+ years solid experience in either FIX support or trade support
2. Strong knowledge of Indian cash, futures & option markets required
3. Experience with financial front-end applications (preferably algorithmic
trading) in supporting traders
4. Demonstrate excellent customer service skills working with customers in high
stress situations on complex problems
5. Ability to work as a good team player with different internal business and IT
groups to communicate and resolve any technical issues
6. Basic knowledge of Linux, Shell scripting
7. Excellent writing and technical skills with proven experience writing high-
quality documentation for software applications
8. Strong knowledge of FIX protocol and testing procedures
9. Familiarity with C++, Java a plus

Brief Profile of the Company :

We are a FinTech startup solving one of the biggest challenges that stock, commodity and currency traders face in Asia.

We are building a cloud based trading system to enable small traders to build, manage, raise, automate and deploy their

own Hedge Funds. Our team consists of 3 Founders from IIT and IIM.

Job Description :

- As a C++ Software Developer, you will be part of our proprietary Algorithmic trading desk for Indian and global markets. The role encompasses the development of low latency algorithmic trading platforms and strategies. The candidate should be highly technology-driven.

Selected Candidates day-to-day responsibilities include :

1. Developing various kinds of algorithmic trading strategies on the in-house trading platform.

2. GUI design & development C++ 11 and any of {C#, WPF, Win32, UWP, .NET}.

3. Optimize system modules to reduce latency and improve performance.

4. Developing execution and analytical libraries and building infrastructure for it.

5. Actively participating in design and coding reviews.

Other requirements :

1. Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field is required with Masters preferred.

2. Expertise in C/C++11, WPF/Win32 (atleast 1+ years project experience)

3. Excellent programming skills in C++ including multithreading & socket programming.

4. Prior experience in a financial domain is a big plus (optional).

5. Excellent in Algorithms and Data Structures with a strong OOPS concept.

6. Experience in the development of highly scalable, distributed systems.

7. Ability to take ownership of projects.

8. A team-oriented person who wants to work in a fun, dynamic, fast-paced development environment.

ABOUT US: Arque Capital is a FinTech startup working with AI in Finance in domains like Asset Management (Hedge Funds, ETFs and Structured Products), Robo Advisory, Bespoke Research, Alternate Brokerage, and other applications of Technology & Quantitative methods in Big Finance. PROFILE DESCRIPTION: 1. Get the "Tech" in order for the Hedge Fund - Help answer fundamentals of technology blocks to be used, choice of certain platform/tech over other, helping team visualize product with the available resources and assets 2. Build, manage, and validate a Tech Roadmap for our Products 3. Architecture Practices - At startups, the dynamics changes very fast. Making sure that best practices are defined and followed by team is very important. CTO’s may have to garbage guy and clean the code time to time. Making reviews on Code Quality is an important activity that CTO should follow. 4. Build progressive learning culture and establish predictable model of envisioning, designing and developing products 5. Product Innovation through Research and continuous improvement 6. Build out the Technological Infrastructure for the Hedge Fund 7. Hiring and building out the Technology team 8. Setting up and managing the entire IT infrastructure - Hardware as well as Cloud 9. Ensure company-wide security and IP protection REQUIREMENTS: Computer Science Engineer from Tier-I colleges only (IIT, IIIT, NIT, BITS, DHU, Anna University, MU) 5-10 years of relevant Technology experience (no infra or database persons) Expertise in Python and C++ (3+ years minimum) 2+ years experience of building and managing Big Data projects Experience with technical design & architecture (1+ years minimum) Experience with High performance computing - OPTIONAL Experience as a Tech Lead, IT Manager, Director, VP, or CTO 1+ year Experience managing Cloud computing infrastructure (Amazon AWS preferred) - OPTIONAL Ability to work in an unstructured environment Looking to work in a small, start-up type environment based out of Mumbai COMPENSATION: Co-Founder status and Equity partnership