Software Engineer (C#.Net)

Full-Time No home office possible

About Caxton Associates

Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in London, New York, Monaco, Singapore and Dubai. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through global macro hedge fund strategies. Assets are managed via a broad mandate to trade in a variety of global markets and instruments.

About the role

We are seeking a Software Engineer (C#.Net) developer to join the London software development team. The Software Development team is responsible for building out the next generation of highly scalable, reusable and performant distributed services and applications for Caxton users. You will evaluate and use the latest .Net and open-source technologies to deliver, maintain and enhance new and existing applications.

As a member of the software development team, you will be expected to:

Work on multiple concurrent projects and priorities
Work closely with end-users and other team members to gather use cases and translate them into functional components and applications
Strike the correct balance between performance, scalability, maintainability and go-to market time when designing a solution
Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, unit tested and reliable code
Demonstrate excellent problem solving and teamwork skills

Experience

Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or a related field
At least 2 years of software development experience using C# and .NET
Good knowledge of C# .Net and object-oriented programming concepts
Ability to think critically and develop innovative solutions
Experience with Visual Studio and NuGet packages
Experience of Test-driven development, Unit testing, CI/CD
Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git)
Experience of writing reusable libraries and windows services
Some SQL database experience (e.g. MS SQL, MySql, Oracle)
Experience and understanding of relational database schemas
Effective communicator, able to collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and clients
Operates with the highest degree of ethics and integrity