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KSC Trading | Remote | Full-Time | Senior Backend Software Engineer | $200k to $250k USD Total Compensation +
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Backend Engineer
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What this role officially is
software developer — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.
Also known as: application developer, application programmer, solutions developer, programmer, software specialist, application software developer
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Benefits
KSC Trading is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm founded in 2020. The company creates software to engage in automated trading in sports and prediction markets. The focus has been on statistical arbitrage and liquidity provision. We are currently a team of two, expecting to grow to a team of six over the next year.
The role would include maintaining and expanding the trading infrastructure. Example projects would be to integrate new exchanges and data sources, normalize market data feeds, optimize backtest performance, and build systems to monitor and analyze live trading. The current tech stack is based on Java, Google Cloud Platform, and Postgres.
Location: Remote with at least 4 hours overlap with US east coast working hours.
The company donates 20% of its profits. To apply reach out at [email protected] with your resume.
KSC Trading is a proprietary algorithmic trading firm founded in 2020. The company creates software to engage in automated trading in sports and prediction markets. The focus has been on statistical arbitrage and liquidity provision. We are currently a team of two, expecting to grow to a team of six over the next year.
The role would include maintaining and expanding the trading infrastructure. Example projects would be to integrate new exchanges and data sources, normalize market data feeds, optimize backtest performance, and build systems to monitor and analyze live trading. The current tech stack is based on Java, Google Cloud Platform, and Postgres.
Location: Remote with at least 4 hours overlap with US east coast working hours.
The company donates 20% of its profits. To apply reach out at [email protected] with your resume.