C++ Market Data Engineer

E*TRADE is an innovative financial services company offering a full suite of easy-to-use online brokerage, investing and related banking solutions, delivered at a competitive price. We empower individuals to take control of their financial futures by providing the products, tools and services they need to meet their near- and long-term investing goals.

This is a Principal, Software Engineering position. The candidate will work on cutting edge projects for the Market & Reference Data group. Needs to have high energy and be highly motivated and demonstrated success in a fast paced work environment.

* This is a Principal, Software Engineering position. The candidate will work on cutting edge projects for the Market & Reference Data group. Needs to have high energy and be highly motivated and demonstrated success in a fast paced work environment. * Expert in applications design, development, implementation, and debugging. * Undertakes complex projects requiring specialized technical knowledge. * Makes well-thought-out decisions on complex application development issues. * Ensures that system improvements are successfully implemented and increase efficiency. * Communicates instructions and raises issues clearly and in a timely manner. * Can work independently to achieve goals. * Adheres to project schedules and is mindful of costs. * Should be able to run medium sized efforts from inception to completion. * Design and develop market data applications. * Provide production support for market data platform. * Maintain and enhance existing market data application for various market data feed. * Support market data applications in implementing new vendor feeds. * Interface with product team and users to gather requirements.

* Must have market data development at the plant and feed handler level * Strong technical and business communication skills * C++ (80), Java (20%), GDB, OOD * Experience in NYSE Wombat MAMA API's and Reuters UPA or RFA API is preferred * Real-time market data experience required * Sockets and Multithreaded Design * Strong Linux/UNIX background * Strong Shell and Perl scripting * ESQL/DB (Sybase, Oracle) skills * Service Oriented Architecture * Experience in using tools such as SVN * Experience with charting and core Java application is preferred * Experience in BEA Tuxedo is preferred **Education, Certification, Training** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Computer Information Systems is preferred.