Software Reliability Engineer

Tower Research Capital, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks dynamic and talented Reliability Engineer, for the Post Trade & Finance Technology Division.Post-Trade & Finance Technology division is responsible to manage the firm's new generation of middle and back-office functions including books and records, P&L, reconciliation systems, fees, regulatory reporting and surveillance - and further to achieve efficiency in treasury and finance accounting functions through technological innovation.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and maintaining the next-generation Post Trade systems at Tower
• Working with trade support and developers across multiple regions to resolve production issues
• Leading or contributing to migration, automation of support activities.
• Diagnosing and fixing bugs on existing production platforms
• Documenting production issues and production interventions taken
• Supporting new execution venues, trading products, and data vendors
• Establishing certification criteria for enhancements and/or new products to be released into production and integrating them into the testing and deployment process
• Working closely with end users to understand their needs and providing technical expertise
• Contributing to the design and implementation of the support system to enhance reliability and self-correction
• Monitoring and reporting on the status and health of production systems.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years working in a fast paced environment, including diagnosing and resolving production issues working for a global team
• At least 2 years experience working with Enterprise applications written in Java, Python, Linux shell scripting, and job schedulers. Strong knowledge of Java/Python is a must. 
• At least 2 years experience working with SQL (ie. MySQL, PostGres) and NoSQL (ie. MongoDB, ElasticSearch) databases
• Past role(s) within electronic trading and a thorough understanding of financial instruments including equities, commodities, credit, interest rates, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, futures, forwards, and options will be a plus
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Benefits 
Tower continues to enhance the in-house trading system and strategies that have positioned the firm as a leader in the thriving field of quantitative trading. While Tower offers challenges and rewards rivaling those of any Wall Street firm, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life.
Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
• Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks on a daily basis
• Cab facility within Gurgaon
• Health club allowances

Tower Research Capital is an equal opportunity employer.