About the company
Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
Job Summary
Qualifications/Requirements:
📍Hands-on experience and a high level of proficiency in one or more of the following: 📍Python development on Linux platform 📍Strong understanding of data structures and threading models 📍Ability to work with a team in a fast-paced environment, deploying new software daily 📍Passion for solving complex problems and learning to build optimal solutions from scratch, instead of simply assembling things from existing libraries 📍Interest in using knowledge from several areas -- such as data pipelining and database management -- to ensure firm wide data integrity 📍Other duties as assigned or needed. 📍Reliable and predictable availability
- No finance or economics study or work experience required
Also helpful, but not required:
📍Past internship or job experience in a data engineering role is a plus 📍Advanced coursework in algorithms, relational databases (SQL Server, Sybase MySQL) 📍Exposure to data analytics tools such as Pandas
