Software Development Engineer

Job description

**Company Profile:** Greenland Investment Management is a Mumbai headquartered global hedge fund manager managing assets in excess of USD 1 billion. We manage one of the 10 largest dedicated commodity hedge funds globally. We specialize in cross-market arbitrage strategies across commodities and currencies, investing globally across 40+ markets. We employ a purely quantitative approach using our proprietary big-data research systems to systematically create consistent alpha generating strategies. Our extensive network of globally interconnected and exchange co-located servers along with our low latency trading platforms allow us to algorithmically capture these market inefficiencies across asset classes. **Job Profile:** Python Engineers work on building the core operations infrastructure for the firm and automating hedge fund operations to ensure a smooth running of the firm. **Job Description:** - The team is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of critical, data-driven applications which are a key component of daily trading workflow. - You will be designing and implementing various tools and processes used by Quants, Traders and Operations. - Design and build data pipelines and workflow systems for various market data and trading systems used by various groups across the firm. - Design and build analytical tools and reporting systems for operational and business insights. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and implement scalable solutions. - Take complete ownership of projects which includes evaluating requirements, building good domain knowledge, design and code reviews for other team members, documentation, etc. - Continuously improve and optimize existing Python codebase/processes for better performance and reliability. - Our development environment is Python-based, with cross-platform work on Linux and Windows. We utilize tools such as Docker, Git, Messaging Queues, and cloud environments like AWS to build and deploy scalable systems. **Core Skills Needed:** - Graduate from a tier 1/2 engineering institute or equivalent. - Between 1-3 years of experience in a coding-oriented role - Candidate should have excellent problem-solving skills, high quantitative aptitude, and ability to turnaround projects quickly. - The candidate should have one to three years of programming experience with Python (or Java or equivalent) at a Technology or Financial firm. - Previous Python experience is not required, although we are looking for an established track record of working on large-scale object-oriented projects. - Solid understanding of SQL databases for managing and querying data. - Ability to work independently and as a part of a dynamic team. - The candidate should be willing to work in a language-agnostic environment. - Strong communication skills in English to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders. **Added Advantage**: - Prior experience in full stack or front-end technologies (React-JS or similar). - Prior experience or exposure in finance or financial technology like high-frequency trading (HFT) or quantitative finance environments. - Experience with data processing, ETL workflows, and integration of external data sources.