Python Developer | Order Routing | Professional

Susquehanna is seeking a Software Developer to join the team responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the firm’s highly distributed, high‑performance order routing system for equities, options and futures. In this position you will have the opportunity to work closely with traders and technical teams, engage the complete SDLC, and develop mainly in Python with heavy emphasis on Python‑bound C++ on Linux.

You will be heavily involved with supporting the production environment, creating tools to speed up development products, production environment support, and data investigation.

• Research, design, develop and test software components and applications in a heterogeneous technology environment using knowledge of object‑oriented programming, Python and C++/Linux.
• Build internal monitoring tools and lightweight UIs to observe system performance, debug issues, and analyze production behavior in real time.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time, cost and performance constraints.
• Engage in problem definition, decomposition, and solutions definition within the scope of the application and the run‑time environment.
• Take a holistic view of systems and understand how the hardware, networking and middleware layers integrate with software components.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline or its foreign equivalent. Relevant technical experience may substitute for education.
• The successful candidate will be a self‑motivated, free‑thinker who is comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment and who has the ability to propose creative and innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Experience with and a demonstrated understanding of object‑oriented design and software development in a high‑performance/high‑throughput environment using Python is required. C++ (preferably in a Linux environment) is preferred as well.
• UI understanding is preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail and an appreciation for the balance between the perfect technical solution and time to market considerations.
• Ability to take ownership of projects and assume responsibility for success.
• Provide innovative ideas to improve the ability of our systems and our team.