Discovery Day SIG Sydney - Tech 2023

Overview

Are you passionate about technology/software development? Interested in applying your development skills into trading systems and infrastructure?

SIG is hosting our annual Discovery Day, two days in our office to discover a rewarding career in the most crucial part of the financial industry. Our technologists are tech savvy problem solvers who are committed to innovation. Our Technology Discovery Day is a unique opportunity to learn about a day in the life of our developers as well as taking away some top tips on how to prepare for the interview process for the current grad roles!

When: Tuesday 26th - Wednesday 27th September 2023

Where: SIG office in Barangaroo, Sydney (travel and accommodation covered for interstate participants)

Applications now open! (Closing on Wednesday 23rd August, 11:59pm AEST)

What to expect on the day

- Learn about SIG: Find out what market makers do, SIG’s approach to markets using decision science and game theory (it’s true what you heard we love poker and strategy games).

- Day in the life of a Software Developer: Learn how our technologies developing high-performance low-level C++ code for handling the first steps of our market data processes and low latency trading.

- Overview of our Tech Graduate experience: We’ll also offer some top tips on how to be successful in the interview process.

- Game theory and decision science: Learn why our love of games impacts our daily trading and why we use it in our education programs.

- Networking Dinner: Enjoy a dinner on us as you meet some of our SIG employees and get a sneak peak into SIG's culture. 

What we're looking for

This opportunity is open to students who are planning to graduate in 2024 or 2025. We are looking for keen problem solvers who'll apply their strong software development skills in any object-oriented language (we use C++, C# and Python the most) in the world of trading. Please complete this short application to be considered for this program.

SIG does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will become the property of SIG and no fee will be paid.