About Wintermute
Wintermute is one of the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading companies in digital assets. We provide liquidity algorithmically across most cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms, a broad range of OTC trading solutions as well as support high profile blockchain projects and traditional financial institutions moving into crypto. We actively participate in the development of the blockchain ecosystem through investments, partnerships, and incubation of projects.
Wintermute was founded in 2017 by industry leaders and has successfully navigated multiple crypto industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of two worlds: the technology standards of a traditional high-frequency trading firm and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of a technology startup. Read more
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Working at Wintermute
Wintermute seeks an experienced C++ Developer for its growing options team, one of the biggest electronic trading desks in the crypto options market. In this role, you will directly collaborate with our traders, focusing on the development of scalable, high-performance options trading systems. You will engage with the full options stack, expanding the business across centralized finance, decentralized finance, and OTC. The ideal candidate is able to solve difficult problems and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- System Architecture: Design and implement scalable, low-latency options trading systems and strategies.
- Performance Optimization: Continuously optimize and monitor the performance of the trading system, ensuring fast execution. .
- Testing: Contribute to the development of unit and integration tests to ensure the reliability and stability of the trading system.
Hard Skills requirements
- Strong proficiency in C++ programming and software development best practices.
- Experience in developing trading platforms, preferably from a HFT environment
- Knowledge of options or crypto would be an advantage.
- Familiarity with market data feeds, order execution protocols and connectivity to exchanges.
- Solid understanding of multi-threading, concurrency and low latency programming.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Wintermute Offer
- A unique opportunity to work on very interesting projects, get the level of responsibility and ownership that would be unlikely at any other project or trading firm
- A unique opportunity to join one of the strongest and most successful CeFi teams globally
- Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional yet collaborative and entrepreneurial
- A cool office in central London with a sci-fi touch
- Although we are unable to accept fully remote candidates, we support significant flexibility in regards to working from home and working hours.
- On top of competitive base pay, we offer substantial performance based bonuses
- We offer UK work permits and help with relocation
