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New York, NY. Tachyon Capital Management We specialize in high-frequency trading in equities and futures. We are a small firm of seven people who build and execute automated trading algorithms. We are looking for another software developer to join us. The ideal candidate will have experience with many of the following: - high-performance computing - asynchronous/non-blocking IO - FIX protocol and parsing - statistical analysis - alpha model simulation - market microstructure - ticker plants and feed handlers - absurdly large data sets If the new hire does well, he will have the opportunity to move into a trading position. We are NOT looking for anyone who believes in manually monitoring the system, watching CNBC, or sending Word documents. Send us your cover letter with an explanation of who you are and what you're looking for. Your resume is optional, though we'd be more impressed if it had been typeset with LaTeX. As part of the interview process, serious candidates will be required to give a brief (5--10 minute) presentation on any technical topic of their choosing. It may involve technology in finance, the math of music, your thesis topic, etc. Start the ball rolling with an email to me, Chris Aycock, at caycock AT tachyoncm DOT com