Associate​/VP – Electronic Trading Algorithms

As an Associate or Vice President on the Electronic Trading Algorithmic Development team within Capital Markets at National Bank, you will help build and evolve our electronic trading capabilities. You will work side‑by‑side with traders and quantitative colleagues to deliver production‑ready solutions – from strategy design and implementation to testing, monitoring, and ongoing enhancements. The scope includes platform and analytics development, with a focus on performance, reliability, and measurable trading outcomes.

• Design and implement trading strategies in close collaboration with traders.
• Optimize and refine existing strategies to improve performance and robustness.
• Build and enhance pre‑trade and post‑trade analytics on AWS.
• Develop and maintain automated and end‑to‑end tests.
• Provide second‑level support for the trading platform, including troubleshooting and incident follow‑up.
• Share knowledge across the team and with business partners through documentation, reviews, and mentoring.
• Provide technical leadership, helping shape design choices, standards, and delivery plans.
• Stay current on market and engineering trends; promote contemporary development practices.

You will join a team of 11 colleagues on the Electronic Trading Algorithmic Development team and report to the Managing Director of Electronic Trading. You will gain hands‑on exposure to FX and Fixed Income electronic trading and the systems that power pricing, execution, and analytics.

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering with 5+ or 7+ years of relevant experience; OR a master’s degree with 3+ or 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong development experience in at least one of Java, C++, or Python.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical partners.
• Ability to gather requirements and translate them into clear designs and deliverable plans.
• Experience with low‑latency and/or real‑time systems is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of Canadian and/or U.S. financial market microstructure is considered an asset.
• Experience with machine learning and/or cloud‑native application development is considered an asset.
• Experience developing market‑making, systematic trading, or electronic execution strategies is considered an asset.

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

For candidates applying to the Toronto opportunity, proficiency in English is the only language requirement.

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