Core – C# / C++ Developer (Real-Time Expert)
Mission
The position is located within the Capital Markets IT department. The Capital Markets IT (CMI) department manages the global information system supporting the full value chain of Capital Markets businesses. The CMI teams are primarily based in Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, India, and Singapore.
IT GMD Pricing Services Core is responsible for delivering highly critical pricing and risk calculation capabilities to a wide range of internal consumers, from Front Office to Regulatory Risk. Business users such as quantitative risk analysts, Front Office teams, and risk managers regularly collaborate with us to shape development priorities. The significant daily data volume requires innovative solutions to ensure our compute and data storage systems scale effectively with increasing trade populations and evolving regulatory needs.
Our tech stack is predominantly composed of distributed .NET services, relational and distributed databases, and a caching layer based on Couchbase. Our calculations are transitioning from IBM Symphony Grid Manager to a new cloud-compatible open-source grid manager: ArmoniK. The real-time framework (streaming, contribution, flows, pre-trade), designed for low-latency constraints, is primarily implemented in C++.
We are currently evaluating and implementing solutions involving cloud bursting and cloud-native services. We are seeking highly skilled individuals to help implement, extend, and support our computing middleware systems, including reviewing the real-time framework, grid, and cloud-oriented components, and contributing to the project roadmap and architectural governance.
Requirements
Mandatory
- 7+ years of experience
- Expertise in developing services using C# / .NET Core / C++
- Strong aptitude for designing, producing, and tuning highly secure code
- Solid knowledge of real-time software development in C++, ideally in electronic markets
- Proven experience in profiling, monitoring, optimization, and production support for real-time distributed systems
- Clear understanding of multithreaded systems
- Autonomy and excellent communication skills
- Interest in modern technologies and software development best practices
- Basic experience in pricing and market making is desirable
Desirable
- Experience with static, dynamic, and web analysis tools (Checkmarx, SonarQube, OWASP Zap, Clair Container)
- Knowledge of serverless architectures and cloud-agnostic tools
- Familiarity with GitLab, JIRA, and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible)
- Experience with stream processing technologies (Kafka, Spark)
- Proficiency in performance analysis and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Kiali)
- Experience managing Linux servers/VMs
- Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters
Other Requirements
Language: Fluent in English; French is a plus
Holiday calendar: Canada – Québec
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