- Location
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India · published
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Director
- Source
- Workable
Description
Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm. We manage client and proprietary capital through discretionary global macro strategies, supported by a strong in-house technology platform.
The role:
We are seeking an experienced engineering leader to head our Trading Technology and Software Engineering Team. Based in Bangalore and reporting to the CTO, you will lead engineers across Bangalore and London, with accountability for delivery, engineering quality and team development.
The team develops and supports our in-house order management system and manages FIX connectivity to all trading venues and platforms. It also builds and maintains wider applications and services supporting trading, compliance and operations.
This is a opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of our trading technology, working directly with business stakeholders and the execution desk. You’ll set the technical direction and engineering standards for the team and see the impact of your decisions directly in how the business trades.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the Tradeflow and Software Engineering Team across Bangalore and London, including recruitment, performance management, mentoring and career development.
- Own the technical direction and delivery of OMX, Caxton's in-house order management system, including real-time order entry services and applications for front-office users.
- Oversee the development and support of FIX connectivity to trading platforms and venues, including Tradeweb, TradingScreen, BidFX and Bloomberg AIM. Work with the execution desk and middle-office teams on integration and troubleshooting.
- Lead the design and delivery of scalable, maintainable C#/.NET services and applications supporting trading, compliance and operations. Contribute directly to architecture, code reviews and implementation.
- Manage priorities with business stakeholders, allocate engineers across projects, and communicate delivery plans and risks.
- Establish best practices for software design, automated testing, CI/CD, release management and technical documentation.
- Own application support and incident escalation for the team's systems. Plan support coverage alongside development commitments and ensure production problems lead to permanent improvements.
- Act as the team's senior technical and delivery contact, working with business users and Technology teams across London, Bangalore, and New York.