Associate Sales Engineer

FlexTrade Systems is a provider of customized multi-asset execution and order management trading solutions for buy- and sell-side financial institutions. Through deep client partnerships with some of the world's largest, most complex and demanding capital markets firms, we develop the flexible tools, technology and innovation that deliver our clients a competitive edge. Our globally distributed engineering teams focus on adaptable technology and open architecture to develop highly sophisticated trading solutions that can automate and scale with your business strategies.

At FlexTrade, we hold our values close to heart, with pride and gratitude, as they guide us in everything that we do. We are dedicated to giving our clients a competitive edge, taking ownership of our responsibilities, being flexible to adapt to ever changing environment and technology, bringing integrity to ever interaction and we continue to improve, grow together and collaborate as one team. All of these while having fun truly makes FlexTrade a wonderful place to work.

About You

We are actively seeking a recent graduate for a unique opportunity to join our sales team working across our suite of highly customisable order and execution management systems used by some of the largest institutions in the world. The role represents an excellent opportunity to gain experience in dealing with high-profile clients, cutting-edge technology and the financial services industry.

As Associate Sales Engineer your primary responsibility will be to ensure the sales team can demonstrate our product’s full capabilities and breadth of function across all supported asset classes and workflows.

You will be responsible for developing proof-of-concepts for both prospective clients, and in-house subject matter experts.

You will collaborate with 3rd party vendors and brokers, to incorporate their services into our product, to ensure we are continuously improving and extending our products.

You need to be comfortable working in a dynamic environment: priorities will change as active prospects move at different speeds, and you’ll have to turn your hand to a variety of different technologies depending on the task. This variety will provide you with many opportunities to learn both technical skills and business knowledge.

Ultimately, this role is crucial to maintaining FlexTrade’s position as a best-in-class trading system and will directly contribute to the overall success of the business.

Responsibilities

• Own the product demo environments end-to-end, working with technical teams and product owners to implement new features and prototypes
• Maintain our cloud-based delivery platform
• Design, build and deploy tailored solutions for client demonstrations
• Build out bespoke functionality for prospective clients, as part of a proof-of-concept
• Formulate business and workflow requirements into technical solutions
• Use design and development skills to solve complex problems across many different platforms
• Integrate 3rd party platforms which complement FlexTrade’s offering using new technologies

• Technical experience across multiple technologies including C++ and Python
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate solutions to colleagues
• A passion for technology, and deep curiosity for how things work
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented, desire to deliver results
• Ability to communicate confidently and concisely to both business and technical clients
• Comfortable in Linux and Windows environments

FlexTrade Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by law.

FlexTrade UK Ltd. conducts a pre-employment screening which consists of a Criminal History, Background and Credit Check for successful candidates.