HPR is the leading provider of high-performance and ultra-low latency electronic trading and capital markets infrastructure solutions offered as a managed service. Our cutting-edge technology is used by tier-1 financial institutions to monitor and execute trades rapidly and efficiently. As we continue to innovate and grow, we’re searching for a forward-thinking Senior Software Engineer to help us build the future of capital markets infrastructure.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will:

• Utilize your expertise in low-level programming as we advance the state of the art in high performance computing and electronic trading
• Provide the necessary guidance and hands-on delivery of the design, development, and debugging of C applications that run on multi-core Linux systems to process large amounts of high-throughput, low-latency network data
• Be a key contributor to our process and team culture, continually iterating on how we build products, not just on what we build
• Lead and mentor software engineers, encouraging our culture of continuous learning and collaboration
• Collaborate directly with customers that are using the products that you develop

REQUIRED SKILLS 

• MS/BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Strong C programming skills
• Linux application development expertise
• Demonstrated ability to work through complex engineering obstacles and proven success leading engineering teams to efficient and accurate solution to these problems 
• Experience defining test scenarios and test cases to ensure quality of team deliverables
• Passionate about writing software that is clean, simple, and elegant
• Proficiency with concurrency and multi-threaded architectures
• Expertise with socket programming and TCP
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Shell
• Comfortable being onsite in Needham, MA 5 days a week

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience with C++ and Java
• Financial market knowledge

 Please note: HPR currently does not provide employment sponsorship