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# Trading Technology Software Developer at Graham Capital Management, L.P.

- **Company:** Graham Capital Management, L.P.
- **Location:** Norwalk, CT
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/grahamcapitalmanagement/jobs/4745292005?gh_jid=4745292005

## Job description

Graham Capital Management, L.P. (collectively with its affiliates, "Graham") is an alternative investment manager founded in 1994 by Kenneth G. Tropin. Specializing in discretionary and quantitative macro strategies, Graham is dedicated to delivering strong, uncorrelated returns across a wide range of market environments. As one of the industry’s longest-standing global macro and trend-following managers, Graham remains committed to innovation, evolving its strategies through a robust investment, technology, and operational infrastructure. Graham harnesses the synergies between its discretionary and quantitative trading businesses to offer a broad suite of complementary alpha strategies, each built on the principles of thoughtful portfolio construction, active risk management, and diversification by design. Graham invests significant proprietary capital alongside its clients – including global institutions, endowments, foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, investment management advisors, and qualified individual investors – reinforcing alignment of interests across all strategies.

The foundation of Graham’s sustainability and success is the experience and contributions of its people. The firm seeks to cultivate talent, encourage the diversity of ideas, and respect the contributions of all. In turn, each employee shares in the responsibility of strengthening those around them.

Description

Graham Capital Management, L.P. is seeking a junior-to-mid-level Software Developer to join its Trading Technology team in support of continued growth across its quantitative and discretionary trading businesses. The role will focus primarily on maintaining, enhancing, and supporting critical Windows client and server applications, while also contributing to new development projects. The successful candidate will work within a small, collaborative team and interact closely with development peers, the quantitative trading team, and other business users, with meaningful autonomy in developing technical solutions.

## Responsibilities

- Working closely with developers and business users, primarily within the quantitative trading team, to gather requirements and scope projects
- Maintaining, enhancing, and updating existing Windows client and server applications, while also contributing to new development projects
- Analyzing existing systems for robustness and performance improvements
- Presenting ideas for system improvements, both technical and business-related
- Producing product specifications and training peers and users on system use and maintenance
- Performing unit, integration, and functional testing
- Maintaining and supporting business-critical pre-trade signal and order generation systems through UAT and production, with a focus on accuracy, reliability, and timely processing

## Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
- 1-5 years of relevant software development experience; strong recent graduates with relevant internship, academic, or project experience will also be considered. Prior financial services or investment management experience is not required
- Strong object-oriented programming skills; C# is preferred, but strong candidates with experience in Java, Python, or another modern programming language will also be considered
- Experience with or strong knowledge of concurrency, automated unit testing, and SQL
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users throughout the software development life cycle
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to developing reliable, thoroughly tested software
- Experience with event-driven architecture (messaging), F#, or functional programming (preferred)

This role requires commuting into our Rowayton, CT office Mondays through Fridays.

Base Salary Range

The anticipated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $160,000.  The anticipated range is based on information as of the time this post was generated and does not include any discretionary bonus or benefits (see eligibility below). The applicable annual salary or hourly rate paid to a successful applicant will be determined based on multiple factors, including without limitation the nature and extent of prior experience, skills, and qualifications.  This wage range may be modified in the future.

In addition, the employee who fills this role will be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, as well as a wide array of benefit programs, such as medical and life insurance, 401(K) plans, and access to other healthcare programs.

Notes:

No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation that a particular employee may be eligible for remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at Graham’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Graham is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to their race, color, religious creed, gender, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, handicap, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or other related conditions, military status, genetic information, or any other personal characteristics protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, layoff, termination, transfer, leave of absence and compensation.

## About Graham Capital Management, L.P.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Graham Capital Management is a global alternative investment firm that manages macro trading strategies by combining quantitative and discretionary approaches to generate alpha for institutional and private wealth clients.
- **Entity Type**: Private (established hedge fund; funded by proprietary capital and reinvested profits; no external venture funding)
- **Headquarters**: Rowayton, Connecticut, USA (with offices in New York City, West Palm Beach, Florida, and London, UK)
- **Founded**: 1994
- **Founders**: Kenneth G. Tropin (Chairman and Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Alternative asset management / Hedge funds / Macro trading
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors (pension funds, endowments, foundations) and private wealth partners (B2B, institutional)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To help clients meet their unique portfolio objectives through thoughtful risk management, investment, and governance frameworks with a high level of transparency.

## Products & Services
- **Quantitative Macro Strategies**: Systematic, data-driven trading strategies that process large datasets to detect signals and patterns; managed by the firm’s quantitative research team.
- **Discretionary Macro Strategies**: Multi-portfolio manager discretionary macro funds where individual portfolio managers trade their views within a disciplined risk management framework.
- **UCITS-Compliant Funds**: Regulated investment vehicles for European investors.
- **‘40 Act Mutual Funds**: Sub-advised mutual funds for US retail and institutional investors.
- **Risk Management Services**: A robust framework including daily Risk Committee meetings, real-time monitoring, and proprietary risk tools.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (private firm). Latest AUM: **$21 billion** (as of April 1, 2026).
- **Key Metric**: **$21 billion in AUM** (includes significant proprietary capital and ongoing investment in the firm).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Global institutions and private wealth partners; signatory to PRI and SBAI; regulated by the SEC.
- **Growth Signals**: 30+ years of continuous operation; expanded to offices in Florida and London; launched multi-portfolio manager discretionary macro funds; average employee tenure of ~8 years; half of employees have been with the firm for over 5 years.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Three decades of macro trading experience** (founded in 1994) with a proven track record.
- **Unique synergy of quantitative and discretionary trading** under one roof, enabling complementary alpha strategies and diversification by design.
- **Deep risk management culture** with daily Risk Committee meetings and real-time monitoring at portfolio, strategy, and position levels.
- **Strong retention and institutional knowledge**: Investment Committee members average 15 years at the firm; overall employee average tenure is ~8 years.

## Strategic Focus
- **Innovation**: Continuously evolving trading strategies, portfolio construction, and risk management techniques.
- **Collaboration**: Encouraging open communication across departments to share ideas and expertise in the pursuit of alpha.
- **Client alignment**: Maintaining fiduciary responsibility with high transparency and a governance framework that prioritizes client objectives.
- **Sustainability**: Becoming a PRI signatory and integrating ESG considerations into investment processes.

## Why Work Here
- **Collaborative and inclusive culture**: Flat management structure, cross-departmental collaboration, and an open forum for sharing ideas.
- **Professional development**: Management training, mentorship programs, educational seminars, “Lunch and Learns” with senior management, and an internal technology platform for knowledge sharing.
- **Comprehensive benefits**: Medical, vision, dental insurance; paid vacation; parental leave with return-to-work program; 401K; educational assistance; competitive salary and bonus.
- **Wellness amenities**: Onsite fitness facility with personal training, group classes, meditation room; onsite dining; social events (summer barbecues, happy hours).
- **Work environment**: Scenic campus in Rowayton, CT (suburb of NYC); additional offices in New York, West Palm Beach, and London. Many team members live in New York or Fairfield County.
- **Strong retention**: Half of employees have been with Graham for over 5 years, reflecting positive culture and career growth.
- **Internship program**: Fully integrated interns work on independent and team projects, with many converting to full-time roles.

## Sources
1. [Graham Capital Management Home](https://www.grahamcapital.com/)
2. [Graham Capital Management Careers](https://www.grahamcapital.com/careers/)
3. [Graham Capital Management About Us](https://www.grahamcapital.com/about-us/)
4. [Graham Capital Management People and Culture](https://www.grahamcapital.com/people-and-culture/)
5. [Graham Capital Management LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/graham-capital-management)

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