Software Engineer - Desktop Frontend Developer (C#/Winforms)

VIRTUAs a leading financial technology firm, we leverage cutting-edge technology to deliver liquidity to global markets as well as innovative, transparent trading solutions and industry standard-setting analytics tools to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.Virtu offers a dynamic, meritocratic environment with a flat hierarchy. No finance background is necessary or expected. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to kick start a career in the financial technology space.THE ROLEVirtu is looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to join our Core Development team. This team creates powerful trading tools, which facilitate the operation of a high-performance system, deployed in financial marketplaces around the world.We are looking for passionate engineers who love delivering extraordinary software in a highly visible, front-office engineering role within the organization.Responsibilities IncludeCollaborate with traders and researchers to build and maintain live trading user interfacesScale up capacity and performance of C# software components and end user experiencesCreate new custom features to improve visualization of real-time trading dataHandle multiple concurrent projects while adapting quickly to changing prioritiesBe a great teammate and effective communicator across teamsTHE CANDIDATEBachelor’s Degree in a STEM fieldProven results delivering multi-threaded, high performance user interfaces in C# and Winforms (or WPF)Previous experience with desktop based applications and Core .NET frameworks, such as DevExpress, Telerik UI, and/or SyncfusionKnowledge of multi-asset classes (e.g. Options, Equities), market structure and trading systems is a big plusExperience leveraging .NET memory and performance profiling technologyProficient in object oriented programming and advanced programming languagesExperience with unit testingSelf-starter and stand-out contributor who has a real passion for technical excellenceExcellent communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)Salary Range: $150,000 - 200,000 (salary range is exclusive of bonuses, benefits or other categories of compensation)Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.