Full Stack Developer

Hudson River Trading is looking to hire an experienced Full Stack Developer. In this role, you will be responsible for automating and developing a wide variety of web-based systems with a Python backend, including our post trade and middle office systems. 

As a Full Stack Developer, your code will impact business logic, provide user-friendly interfaces, and increase the quality of our web-based infrastructure. You will work closely with different teams such as Algo, Business Development, Middle Office, and Trading Tech.

It will be your responsibility to understand end-user needs and communicate effectively around project feasibility and timelines. You’ll interface heavily with both technical and non-technical peers. You will successfully leverage your technical skills to design and create full-stack applications, expand existing infrastructure, and identify opportunities for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Build new web-based tooling to provide insights and enable real-time actions using financial data, operational data, trading activity, and more  
• Architect and design enhancements for our global web-based systems, mainly using Python and React
• Working closely with a variety of senior technical and non-technical users, own projects from end-to-end, including inception, gathering and refining requirements, forming and executing a structured plan, and managing ongoing support and iterations to the initial plan
• Work on tasks with a variety of time scopes, from quick fixes for existing processes to long-term direction setting
• Maintain and improve existing internal and external processes and infrastructure
• Understand and provide guidance on a large variety of data sources, minimizing unnecessary complexity through complete solutions

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of working Python programming experience
• 3+ years of working Javascript/Typescript experience on a modern web framework (React preferred)
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Excellent multitasking and time management skills
• Ability to navigate large interconnected projects with close attention to details
• Ability to work independently, but also collaborate effectively with team members
• Ability to look at code, figure out how it works, and identify how to make it better
• Be able to explain complicated topics, such as software design or business logic, to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Driven by curiosity
• Thrives within a team that consistently challenges you to improve