Who We Are
Grupo Oricteropo Tropical (GO Tropical) is a Puerto Rican Act 20 company, established to provide services such as capital allocation, risk management, software development, and centralized management (“headquarters” for TransMarket Group) to its international affiliates and customers. We have the intensity and passion of a technology startup while maintaining our stability and storied history as a respected member of the global financial system for over 40 years.
Our mission is to bless others through the services we provide and through the generous stewardship of the wealth we create. The impact we make with the work we do drives our humility, discipline, and pursuit of opportunity.
GO Tropical is excited to provide a unique employment opportunity with our rapidly growing team in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Our long-term employee training and development proves we value our people and want them to succeed at all levels in their careers. We have an entrepreneurial culture and collaboratively develop our business with patience and discipline; we work hard, learn constantly, and relentlessly improve our expertise.
Description
Our Software development team designs and builds low-latency systems that allow us to trade a diverse set of instruments across a wide range of financial marketplaces. This smaller, focused team comes with a high degree of responsibility and ownership. Our systems aim to be clean and understandable while achieving low latency and robust error tolerance. The libraries you work on will become the engine of our firm’s strategies.
Responsibilities
- Work with Sr. Software Developers to assist and learn all facets of software development applied to the automated trading business
- Develop, code, maintain, and support production-quality automated components for global proprietary trading
- Develop expertise in software development principles, C++, and high-performance automated trading systems
- Collaborate with technology, software, trading, business, and accounting/finance teams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field
- Passion for software and math applied to markets and trading
- Strong understanding of computing, math, probability, statistics, and finance is also preferred
- Programming proficiency and experience (C++, Python). Linux scripting is a plus
- Strong work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
- Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills
- This position requires physical presence and is on-site (no remote work)
Benefits
We offer one of the most generous profit-sharing programs in the industry because we believe our employees should be able to take part in our rapid growth and success. We are proud to offer more world-class benefits for our employees and their families.
Grupo Oricteropo Tropical (GO Tropical) is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status.
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