DEV Jobs at Presto

Presto Labs (https://www.prestolabs.io/) is a fast-growing quantitative trading firm established in 2014. We develop automated trading strategies and the related systems to trade traditional financial products as well as cryptocurrency assets. Presto Labs focuses on statistical analysis and the automation of investment decisions to minimize human bias in fast-changing financial world.

Our team is looking for software engineers who will develop and improve the automated trading system. To generate trading signals, our quantitative trading strategies constantly analyze various financial data ranging from the low-level market microstructure data to macroeconomic news. The automated trading system accurately executes our trades in a low-latency environment.

As a software engineer in Presto Labs, you will solve the engineering and statistical problems arising from developing and managing this automated trading system. You will work with the world’s top-class engineers and quantitative researchers of Presto Labs and experience a lot of cutting-edge technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain in-house automated trading system.
• Work on large-scale data analysis.
• Build and optimize tools to process financial data for quantitative research. 

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or other equivalent practical experience.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
• Knowledge and experience on financial data.
• Strong experience in Linux shell environments and AWS/Aliyun environments.
• Excellent communication skills in both Chinese and English.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in quantitative analysis and algorithms.
• Experience in a low-latency programming and network setup.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Health care for all employees and their dependents.
• Meal Allowance.