Job opening - Eris Exchange, LLC: Senior Software Engineers

Location: Chicago, IL
URL: http://www.erisfutures.com/

This is an opportunity for a polyglot programmer to build software for new and innovative financial products, using forward looking technology. Work closely with some of the best technology professionals in the trading industry, and challenge conventional thinking to help create the environment you want to work in.

Eris Exchange is offering a competitive salary with bonus, as well as great medical, dental and vision benefits.

Key functions of the electronic trading platform include:

• connectivity
• order routing
• market data distribution
• trade matching
• risk management
• market monitoring
• user and product data maintenance
• performance measurement and security

Key responsibilities include:

• Participation in an Agile focused software development environment responsible for creating, maintaining and supporting in-house systems and public websites
• Accountable for the quality and timeliness of software and technology delivery
• Accountable for production support

Qualities of a successful candidate:

• At least 5-8 years of professional experience
• Commitment to, and/or experience with Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration, Pair Programming and other XP practices
• C++, Java and/or Ruby (RoR) experience/knowledge preferred
• Familiarity with the principles of Agile software development
• Combination of ability to roll up the sleeves and achieve results through direct intervention
• Willingness to address critical issues during off-hours, as necessary
• Willingness and ability to fit into a corporate culture characterized by a sense of urgency for capturing an imminent business opportunity and constant adaptation to a changing environment

Tools and Technologies:

JRuby

Rails

C++

Java

JavaScript

C#

Rabbit MQ

Mongo DB

Linux (Ubuntu and CentOS)

Puppet

Jenkins

Drupal

As a new company, with new products, in an emerging market, we face a unique set of challenges where we need talented, dedicated development engineers to help us achieve our goals.

Eris Exchange has implemented its core platform using a diverse set of complementary technologies.  Our high speed core tooling has been built using C++. Operational support and reporting tools have been developed using JRuby and RAILs and include some underlying Java components. Some of our consumer products have been developed using C#. All of these systems are deployed into a managed Linux environment and interconnected with RabbitMQ and MongoDB has been leveraged to create a high speed document storage engine.

As our environment grows, we are expanding our capabilities by evolving toward an Event Driven architecture supported by WebService and Messaging technologies. We have numerous projects in our backlog with an eye to better integration with our clients and partners that will affect the technological direction of Eris Exchange.

To apply: Send your resume to careers@erisfutures.com

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