Squarepoint
Posted 152 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Trading Applications Specialist
Brief overview
London, Singapore, Houston, New York, MontrealIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$100k/yrStated minimum
107 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
20 green cardsCertified filings
LinuxPythonBashkdb+/qMSSQLPostgreSQLFIX protocolTCP/IP conceptsAutomationOperational scriptingObservability frameworksTrading application support
About the company
Squarepointsquarepoint-capital.com
Squarepoint is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.107H-1B approved
96%approval rate
42new H-1B hires
20PERM certified
$180,000median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
202326
202438
202538
20265
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
202310
202411
202511
20266
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
20235
20241
202513
20261
Top sponsored roles
Quantitative ResearcherQuantitative Researcher, InvestmentNetwork SpecialistMarket Data AssociateQuantitative Researcher, Market Structure Research
Sponsored employees from
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Job description
Summary
Squarepoint Capital is a global team of exceptional technologists focused on ensuring the reliability and stability of trading services. The Trading Applications Specialist will develop a deep understanding of financial markets while supporting systematic trading applications and driving continuous innovation through automation and optimization of workflows.
Responsibilities
- Carry out ready for business checks ahead of the 'start-of-day' to ensure a smooth market open, resolving any failures
- Monitor trading applications and execution strategies, utilising our proprietary observability frameworks
- Carry out post trade checks and resolve reporting issues
- Leverage your critical thinking skills and manage outages that impact the trading environment, reducing production downtime
- Work on a wide range of projects, including: onboarding of new applications, services and products into the production environment or developing tools and scripts to automate operational tasks
Skills
- Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or a similar discipline
- Up to 4 years experience in a similar environment, buy or sell side
- Experience with Linux, Python, Bash
- Knowledge of at least one of the following asset classes: equities, fixed income, derivatives, etc
- Exceptional communication skills, attention to detail and ability to work within a global team
- Eagerness to continuously learn new technologies and develop with us
- Curious and driven by the challenge of solving new problems
- Experience with either of: kdb+/q, MSSQL, PostgreSQL
- Experience working with the FIX protocol
- Understanding of TCP/IP concepts
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or a similar discipline
- Up to 4 years experience in a similar environment, buy or sell side
- Experience with Linux, Python, Bash
- Knowledge of at least one of the following asset classes: equities, fixed income, derivatives, etc
- Exceptional communication skills, attention to detail and ability to work within a global team
- Eagerness to continuously learn new technologies and develop with us
- Curious and driven by the challenge of solving new problems
Nice to Haves
- Experience with either of: kdb+/q, MSSQL, PostgreSQL
- Experience working with the FIX protocol
- Understanding of TCP/IP concepts
Benefits
- Health
- Dental
- Other wellness plans
- 401(k) contributions
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