Careers
Hard problems, direct responsibility.
We look for people with a record of doing something difficult well: competitive programming, mathematics, research, or systems that ran in production. Market knowledge is taught. The rest is not.
01 · How we work
Whoever has the idea builds it.
Ownership
Whoever sees a problem fixes it. Whoever has an idea builds it, ships it and runs it afterwards.
Measurement
Timings, backtests and reconciliations decide. An opinion without a number does not change production.
Small team
40+ people run the whole system. Everyone codes, including the traders.
Pace
The market does not wait for a sprint to end. A change ships when it is ready and reviewed, which is often the same day.
02 · Open roles
Seven roles, one office.
Research
Engineering
- Low-Latency Software Engineer (C++)Build the software path from market data to order: feed handlers, strategy containers and gateways, measured in nanoseconds.
- FPGA EngineerDesign the hardware path: feed decoding, book building and pre-trade checks on FPGA, at line rate.
- Market Data EngineerCapture, normalise and serve full-depth market data from every venue, for trading and for research.
If no role matches, write to hr@exiorum.com with a summary of your work.
03 · What we offer
The terms.
Compensation
Base salary plus a discretionary bonus linked to the results you contribute to.
Equipment
Your choice of machine and setup, at the office and at home.
Hours
Flexible around the markets you work on. No dress code.
Leave
28 days plus public holidays.
Learning
A budget for courses and conferences, and the time to use it.
Office
Lugano. Lunch provided. Most people are in four days a week.
Health and pension
A contribution to health insurance, and occupational pension contributions above the legal minimum.
Permits
Support with Swiss work permits for the right person.
04 · Process
Five steps, then an answer.
- 01ConversationA 45-minute call with someone from the team you would join, about your work and ours.
- 02Technical interviewNinety minutes on the substance of the role: code, models, systems or markets, depending on the role.
- 03ExerciseA problem close to real work, done in your own time over a few hours and discussed afterwards rather than graded in silence.
- 04On siteHalf a day in the Lugano office with the people you would work with.
- 05DecisionWithin 3 days of the on-site, either way, with reasons.
05 · Apply
Send us your work.
Email hr@exiorum.com with the role in the subject line, a CV or a link to your work, and a few lines on what you have done that is relevant. No cover letter needed.