Technical Program Manager

About Graviton:

Graviton is globally one of the fastest growing privately funded quantitative trading firms (High Frequency Trading), striving for excellence in financial markets'​ research. From best-in-class tech for back testing infrastructure to building new strategies, we employ some of the most advanced and sophisticated technology and techniques to identify and profit from market inefficiencies. Pursuit of complete automation of trading to ensure large scalable processes and systems drives us. Using a gamut of concepts and techniques ranging from time series analysis, filtering, classification, stochastic models, pattern recognition to statistical inference, we analyze terabytes of data to come up with ideas which help us identify pricing anomalies in financial markets. We trade across a multitude of asset classes and trading venues with significant market share and constantly seek to replicate our successes to newer exchanges and products 

Technology: Our high performance low latency trading platform is at the core of our competitive edge. Our systems process billions of transactions enabling our researchers to make profitable trades across markets . Our team comprises some of the best programmers globally working on cutting edge technology to build super fast and robust trading infrastructure handling millions of dollars worth of trading transactions every day. 

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field from a Tier I Indian college or a Global Ivy League University.
• 7+ years of experience in technical program management or software development.
• Strong knowledge of system design, distributed computing, high-performance software architectures, and low-latency systems.
• Experience managing cross-functional, large-scale technical projects in a quantitative trading, fintech, or high-performance computing environment.
• Experience working with multithreaded programming, caching, real-time data processing, and networking protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, manage priorities, and drive execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on scalability and optimization.

What will it take to be successful in this role: 

• Technical acumen: Deep understanding of high-performance trading systems, low-latency infrastructure, and system design principles.
• Strong execution mindset: Ability to deliver mission-critical projects in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
• Collaboration and leadership: Ability to bridge engineering and quant teams, align on priorities, and drive clarity across functions.
• Problem-solving ability: Proactively identify risks, resolve technical challenges, and ensure project feasibility.
• Communication skills: Provide clear and concise updates to stakeholders and leadership, ensuring transparency on priorities and risks.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of high-impact technical programs, ensuring timely delivery of key initiatives.
• Act as the primary liaison between engineering, infrastructure, and quant teams, ensuring seamless coordination.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, and blockers to optimize project efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance on system architecture, software scalability, and infrastructure improvements.
• Streamline program management processes to improve operational efficiency.
• Facilitate alignment across teams, ensuring clarity on objectives, timelines, and deliverables.