About Caxton Associates:
Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in New York, London, Monaco, Singapore and Dubai. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through a suite of products designed to fit the specific needs of investors. Employing a multi-portfolio manager framework, Caxton excels in discretionary global macro investing, leveraging its diversified expertise across asset classes and markets.
About the role:
We are seeking a Senior C#.Net Developer to join the Software Development team. The Software Development team is responsible for building out the next generation of highly scalable, reusable and performant distributed services and applications for Caxton users. You will evaluate and use the latest .net and open-source technologies to deliver, maintain and enhance new and existing applications. You will work closely with various Technology and Operations teams across London and New York.
The successful candidate will have:
*Significant active software development experience using the .Net stack and C#
*Experience designing, building, and maintaining efficient and reliable unit-tested code
*Some experience writing Python code and libraries
*Experience using architectures such as Layered, Event driven and Client-Server
*The ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and priorities
*Some experience working with financial products and market data (e.g. Bloomberg, Reuters)
*No less than 6 years of active software development experience using.Net and C#
*Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members is a plus
Requirements:
*Experience of building real time software
*Strong knowledge of C#
*Strong knowledge of the full .NET stack
*Experience with Visual Studio 2017 / 2019 / 2022
*Good experience of Test-driven development, Unit testing, Mocks
*Use of unit testing in conjunction with refactoring
*Familiarity with Python and its ecosystem
*Good knowledge of OO and functional design patterns
*SQL development experience (e.g. MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle)
*Experience of relational database schemas
*Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
*Creative problem solver and excellent teamwork skills
*Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity
 
The following would be highly beneficial:
*Knowledge of finance, markets, trade life cycle is a big plus
*Experience with Bloomberg market data APIs like SAPI, B-PIPE, Desktop API
*Containerization experience (Docker)
*AWS Experience
*Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or a related fiel