Talan USA is the American subsidiary of Talan, a French consulting firm with more than 3500 employees worldwide, and locations in eight countries (four continents). In 2021 and for the 7th consecutive year, Talan has been recognized with the “Great Place to Work” award. 

Talan USA offers employees a dynamic work environment, growth opportunities and a competitive compensation package, including generous paid time off, health and 401K plans.

Each Talan consultant will join one of our two divisions: IT Consulting or Business Consulting and will be working at our client sites.

Our success is measured by both our employee and client satisfaction, which is our priority.

The candidate will join the Trading Team of our client, a world leader in cryptofinance. The ideal candidate should have strong coding skills in C# or C++, a solid knowledge of financial products, trading environment, and a strong interest in cryptocurrency.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Work closely with traders and quantitative analysts to understand the business needs of the technology to ensure the system is ideally built for the problem at hand.
• Create and test financial models and forecasts, validating and documenting the performance of financial models, analyzing performance results, and reporting on the data to traders, financial engineers, and IT support.
• Identify potential areas for optimization and performance enhancements including suggestions for the ongoing maintenance and improvement of overall code quality.
• Own all aspects of trading strategy code including trading algorithms, performance, and exchange connectivity.
• Provide realistic estimates for project and software development timelines ensuring accountability.
• Utilize exhaustive testing and debugging skills as part of the development process.
• Stay current on industry development and trends to maintain ongoing business awareness and a competitive edge.
• Work closely with the support staff to ensure the successful system operation and take pride in being the first point of contact for technical troubleshooting.

Required Skill Set:

• Advanced skills in C# or C++
• Extensive years of experience in a Quant Development role in a Bank or another Fund
• Understanding of the software development life-cycle (from start to finish)
• Strong problem solving, written, verbal communication, and analytical skills
• Familiarity with financial markets and quantitative investment approaches
• Clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design and core programming concepts
• Comfortable multi-tasking and managing multiple stakeholders
• Strong general and technical communication skills, with an ability to effectively articulate complex financial and mathematical concepts
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• High degree of attention to detail and ability to manage complex processes, along with the judgment to balance risk/benefit
• Knowledge of equity trading, basket trading, index arb, futures, options

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a quantitative, Mathematical Finance, or Computer Sciences field
• Previous experience in the Finance/Banking Industry
• Previous in Cryptocurrency or interest in Cryptocurrency

Company’s Benefits

Talan’s offices are located in Union Square, right in the center of Manhattan. Our company benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 3 weeks of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 5 weeks according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• Eight paid holidays
• 5 sick and 2 personal days
• Company health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Other benefits such as, commuter/transit benefits, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and other company perks.

C#, C++, Quantitative models, cryptocurrency, capital market