A fantastic opportunity to work for a top tier Hedge Fund as Java/Matlab Data Engineer on high frequency trading algorithms. The successful candidate will become a member of the Data Services Group and become key in developing systems to facilitate the collection, processing and storage of data used by the research group and live trading models. The candidate will be involved in system architecture and component design with the view to providing a scalable system to support rapidly evolving business needs. This is a position to work on a Greenfield full life cycle project.

Essential: Good Java/Matlab, OOA/D, Data modelling and design Excellent Databases (performance tuning, indexing, etc), RDBMS Top tier education

Preferred: Experience with Python, Ruby or Groovy Excellent Java/Matlab (Mathematica, Maple etc)

The client is also looking for a personable and communicative candidate with excellent interpersonal skills.