Careers
Created in 2001, ULLINK has become in a few years a leading provider of financial software and now has clients in 30 countries around the globe. With offices in New York, Sao Paulo, London, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, we offer exciting professional opportunities and international careers. To keep growing, and to keep satisfying our customers, we are always looking for talented individuals: software developers, product managers, FIX experts, consultants, account managers, sales executives, etc.
We take great pride in hiring and promoting gifted people regardless of their origin, religion or gender, and together we hold passports from 25 different countries. Talent is the key to success at ULLINK. Add it to friendliness and team spirit and you will have the portrait of the Ullinker. Apply to one of the positions below, and join our fast-growing team of over 200 international professionals.
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Hong KongDevelopment Engineer - Financial Markets (FR)
The position Are you a talented development engineer looking to join a Product Department within a young and dynamic team? Do you have excellent organisational skills, devotion to clients' needs and quality consciousness?Then you'll enjoy joining Ulllink and work within our UL IRIS product team.
The UL IRIS pre-trade risk management solution prevents execution related threats, including input errors or excessive risk.
It enables brokerage firms to:
- Check positions in real time
- Set alerts on multiple criteria
- Filter orders before they hit the market
UL IRIS comes with an intuitive interface to build and manage complex risk policies to control what is being traded, how it’s traded and who is trading.
Using UL IRIS is highly recommended to brokers providing clients with direct market access (DMA).
UL IRIS is split into:
- a server side developed in Java
- a GUI developed in C#
Team members all work together using the Scrum methodology.
Your profile
You have a serious IT academic qualification and have at least 3 years of experience in Java or C# development. You have a good understanding of the server components and/or client components. You must be capable of designing and developing new functionalities, as well as consistently supporting on-going maintenance releases.
You are a team player with good communication skills, an excellent level of English as well as a good sense of humour.
Pluses include: functional knowledge of the financial markets and experience in FIX protocol, you'll have the opportunity to access training and development.
Position: permanent
Salary: according to your profile
The position is based in Paris and is to start as soon as possible. We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Quality Assurance Engineer (FR)
The position Your main roles will consist in validating one or more products and assuring internal support.Your responsibilities include:
- Understanding the business needs on your products in order to create relevant test scenarios
- Develop, execut and maintain test scenarios for functional, technical and integration tests
- Execute test plans and assure qualification an follow up on issues
- Following up bugs from qualification to validation
- Assuring internal support and patch delivery on your products Your profile You have a Bachelor's or a Master's degree in IT. A first experience in software testing would be a strong asset.
You have a solid computer background and are able to learn technical information quickly. You should have at least a basic understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.
You are methodical and detail-oriented, well organized, have a thorough approach to problem solving and know the importance of customer satisfaction.
The position is based in Paris and is to start as soon as possible. We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Development engineer JAVA/J2SE (FR)
The position Are you a talented Java (J2SE) development engineer looking to join a Product Department within a young and dynamic team?Do you have excellent organisational skills, devotion to clients' needs and quality consciousness?
Then you'll enjoy our promotion opportunities by demonstrating your motivation and initiative. Your profile You have a top class academic qualification and 1 to 2 years experience developing Java (or object language applications). You have a good understanding of the server components and/or client components.
Pluses include: functional knowledge of the financial markets and experience in FIX protocol, but you'll have access to training and development potential.
You are a team player with good communication skills, excellent level of English as well as a good sense of humour. If you want to bring these qualities to our international team, we'll help you get more from your career by our growth opportunities and competitive salary.
The position is based in Paris and is to start as soon as possible. We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them along with the reference (ul/dev/java) to rh@ullink.com.
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Sales Representative (FR)
The position We are seeking a new business engineer to work within the European area. Under the supervision of the Sales Director, your role will involve handling and developing a portfolio of clients based in Europe. You will be required to execute a business plan, setting targets and objectives, developing sales strategy in European areas, holding responsibility for generating new business and strategic selling into new customers with new products, preparing proposals for clients and being responsible for new businesses. This position invites you to take on challenges in a highly competitive environment, to share your knowledge to provide support and to apply a high level of integrity and ethics to your business style to earn the respect of both your peers and customers. Your profile You must be bilingual (German at least, English and French would be a plus).You have at least two years of direct sales experience, preferably within the electronic trading industry and a prior vertical experience calling on Buy-side and Sell side institutions.
You have proven track record of independently developing new business in the European area (Germany and Switzerland would be a plus) and you are able to manage multiple client relationships successfully. A good overall knowledge of the Financial markets Industry including terminology, trading styles, technologies is needed. You have also excellent sales abilities and client-facing skills and strong communication skills (written and verbal). You must be very driven and able to work independently. If you can bring these qualities to our branch team, we'll help you get more from your career, and enjoy our team oriented environment and competitive salary. The job is Paris based with foreign travel in the European area. The position is to start as soon as possible.
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them along to: rh@ullink.com
Development Engineer (.NET C#) (FR)
The positionAre you a talented (.NET C#) development engineer looking to join a Product Department within a young and dynamic team?
Do you have excellent organisational skills, devotion to clients' needs and quality consciousness?
Then you'll enjoy our promotion opportunities by demonstrating your motivation and initiative.
You have a top class academic qualification and 1 to 2 years experience developing Java (or object language applications). You have a good understanding of the server components and/or client components.
Pluses include : functional knowledge of the financial markets and experience in FIX protocol, but you'll have access to training and development potential. You are a team player with good communication skills, excellent level of English as well as a good sense of humour.
If you want to bring these qualities to our international team, we'll help you get more from your career by our growth opportunities and competitive salary.
The position is based in Paris and is to start as soon as possible. We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Production Support Engineer (FR)
The company Ullink is a leading provider of order management and transactional connectivity solutions for the financial markets. We have expended our product to the world market key financial actors (JP Morgan, Newedge, Jefferies, DTCC etc.). The strategic position of our offices in New-York (USA), Sao Paulo (Brasil) London, Paris (Europe), Tokyo and Hong-Kong (Asia) grants ULLINK with an international standing. If you want to combine your talent along with 100 collaborators to maintain the high quality of services we offer to our clients, this is the fast paced and dynamic environment you need. Read on! The positionAs a Production Engineer, your main duty will be to:
- Monitor our clients’ platforms
- Ensure proactive Level 1 alerts
- Ensure responsive Level 1 support
- Platform implementation
- Client communication (spoken & written)
- New client implementation
Gaining experience in this position offers client-facing and frequent travel opportunities. Your profile You have a degree in computer science or similar.
You have a good knowledge of Networks and Systems (Linux and Solaris would be a plus).
A functional knowledge of financial markets and an experience with the FIX protocol is much appreciated as well.
The position is located in Paris ans is to start as soon as possible. We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Technical Expert - Performance & Quality (FR)
The company Ullink is a leading provider of order management and transactional connectivity solutions for the financial markets. We have expended our product to the world market key financial actors (JP Morgan, Newedge, Jefferies, DTCC etc.). The strategic position of our offices in New-York (USA), Sao Paulo (Brasil) London, Paris (Europe), Tokyo and Hong-Kong (Asia) grants ULLINK with an international standing. If you want to combine your talent along with 100 collaborators to maintain the high quality of services we offer to our clients, this is the fast paced and dynamic environment you need. Read on! The positionAs part of the “ULLINK Factory”, the Technical Expert is working under the direct responsibility of the Factory Manager and liaises on a daily basis with the Technical Account Managers, providing them with technical expertise on the ULLINK solutions, ready-to-be-deployed packages matching our client requirements. This mission includes:
1. Validation and maintenance of template platforms:The Technical Expert receives new pre-built packages and has to write and execute tests to validate them. Moreover, as an innovative Software Vendor, ULLINK’s products are evolving at a high pace, the Technical Expert’s role is then to maintain and revalidate these standard packages as often as required. 2. Validation of Factory-built customer platforms:
The Technical Expert is in charge of validating that customer-specific platforms built by the Factory are behaving as expected both functionally and in terms of performances. This includes validating architecture, defining and running appropriate tests afterward. 3. Support:
The Technical Expert is able to analyze L3 support incidents raised on performance issues. He acts as an expert inside the Factory and commits to qualify these issues within ULLINK’s SLA either to provide a solution to the customer or to raise a qualified issue to the Product team. 4. Technical Advisory:
As an expert on technical & performance issues, the Technical Expert assists Technical Account Managers when designing and testing Proof Of Concepts. He also provides his knowledge and expertise to T.A.M whose customers are performing benchmarks on ULLINK’s products. 5. Technical audit:
The Technical Expert performs full technical audits of a customer platform. To that extent, he is able to design solutions or workarounds for all issues found. Key Requirements and Qualifications The Technical Expert comes from a technical background and is looking to move to a communicative client-related role, applying existing technical expertise and acquiring additional specialist knowledge. This position implies short term client-facing missions.
Mandatory:
- University graduate in Computer Science
- Knowledge on JAVA technologies and UNIX operating systems
- Previous experience in building and running acceptance tests
- Organizational and troubleshooting skills
- Team player
- Fluent in English
- Enhanced oral & writing skills
Optional:
- Developing skills in JAVA
- 5 years+ of experience
- Knowledge of the Financial industry & FIX protocol
- Previous experience abroad
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Technical Account Manager (FR)
The position Working directly under the responsibility of the Local Head of Client service, the Technical Account Manager (T.A.M.) will be the single technical point of contact of a set of clients. He/she will be working hand in hand with one or many Client Service Managers (CSM) in order to ensure the following missions:- Technical advisory: just as our product and our fast-paced industry, our clients are constantly evolving and often require technical advisory on the Ullink solutions. The T.A.M is in charge of either providing the proper expertise or involving the CSM when deemed necessary.
- Platform building: Though complex client platforms are built and assembled by a specific set of experts, the T.A.M. has to assemble the client platforms containing only "off the shelf" components. This implies being technically knowledgeable on the Ullink mature products.
- Deployment: Once engineered, our clients' platforms need to be seamlessly integrated to our clients' environments; let it be through on-site operations or remote connections. The T.A.M. has to ensure successful completion of this phase, either with our clients' teams or with our internal production department.
- Project follow-up: Though the CSM has the ownership of conducting proper project management, the T.A.M has to produce regular updates / checkpoints to both his clients and the different CSM's he/she is working with.
- Support: Our T.A.M's are in charge of the Level 2 support, which includes taking ownership of all the cases raised by the client or the very platform itself (alerts). This means: opening an incident ticket, defining the impact for the client, qualifying the incident, gathering all the components required for resolution (logs, configuration, etc…), providing quick and prompt responses to customers, resolutions whenever possible or escalating to further levels of support. Our support is locally open as per S.L.A., and the T.A.M's team is subject to shift to that extent.
- Client training: Depending on the chosen level of service, level 1 support and monitoring of the Ullink solution can be under the direct responsibility of our clients. To that extent, the T.A.M is in charge of providing on-site training to specific departments within our clients' organizations. The allocation of the T.A.M providing the training is left at the discretion to the HCS.
Your profile Technical Requirements
- Computer Science degree or technical qualification
- Knowledge of JAVA or FIX protocol
- Technical project management methodologies
- Knowledge of finance/trading (desirable)
Experience
- 2-3 years in a development role (3-5yrs experience overall)
- Level 2 support, including reading logs and trouble shooting an application
- Project management
- Team leadership
Profile
- Excellent client services skills
- Able to communicate effectively at all levels and explain technical concepts in simple terminology
- Ability to work independently
- Ambitious, wishes to progress to a leadership role
- Well organised and capable of prioritising
- Must be a team player
The position is based in London and is to start as soon as possible. We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them along with the reference (ul/dev/java) to rh@ullink.com.
Network Engineer (FR)
The position We are looking to hire a talented Network Engineer, whose role will involve installing and maintaining the servers and the working stations of the data-processing space, handling our relationships with our partners and suppliers, managing the VPN connections with distant websites. Your profile You have at least a two years diploma in software and experience in systems administration and networks. You have a sparkling personality, which allows you to develop Ullink’s network and to handle multiple priorities independently. Your fluent English is essential within our highly international team and a long stay in an English speaking country is a plus. Technically speaking, you have a strong knowledge of:
- System: LINUX (RedHat/Debian), UNIX (Solaris)
- Network: Syslog, Cacti, Nagios, Rancid, NTOP
- Protocols : VPN IPSEC, OSPF, BGP, NAT/PAT, HSRP/GLBP, SNMP, ACL, 802.1Q
- Knowledge of Cisco (PIX/Catalyst)
- Pluses include Financial Markets
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Client Services Manager (UK)
The position Working directly under the responsibility of the regional Head of Client Service, the Client Service Manager is primarily responsible of a client portfolio, and guarantees that ULLINK provides the best-suited solution(s) to his / her clients, the adequate level of service, and the proper responsiveness that suits to our business. Acting as the “ambassador” of ULLINK, this position implies taking personal responsibilities on managing the clients’ projects, support cases and overall client awareness on the latest ULLINK solutions. This position implies working internally with a set of technical experts and can be broken down into five areas of expertise:1. Solution design:
The primary mission of the CSM is to understand his/her clients’ business and make sure that ULLINK puts together the adequate solution and architecture to address them. A thorough understanding of our industry and an in-depth knowledge of the ULLINK products is hence required.
2. Project management:
The CSM has to guarantee a seamless integration of the ULLINK solution into our clients’ environments. A key aspect of this position is the writing of the initial Project Implementation Plan, Project Plan, Client requirements, risk analysis, and then to provide maximum transparency on the overall project advancement. This includes producing a weekly status to both the client team and the ULLINK management, ensuring that the “Estimated Time of Arrivals” are respected, and being the first point of escalation after the T.A.M.
3. Technical operation management:
On top of conducting client project, the CSM will work with a set of Technical Account Managers (T.A.M): T.A.Ms are in charge of performing the implementation of the solution, the deployment of new functionalities / components, and the day to day Level 2 support. The CSM has to show true talents of organization and planning to achieve such a task as he/she will also need to liaise when needed, with our Product Managers, Business Analysts or Product Strategists should further expertise be needed on a given client requirement.
4. Issues follow up:
It is under the CSM responsibility to ensure that every issue reported by our clients are addressed within the timeframe defined in the ULLINK Service Level Agreement. This implies liaising on a daily basis with the Technical Account Managers, controlling the advancement made on the most critical ongoing issues and coordinating internal efforts if and when required.
5. Detecting new business opportunities:
Our customers are at the heart of our organization and they need to be aware of our latest product features, solutions or service offerings. To that extent, the CSM will have to keep his/her client base updated on a frequent yet regular basis in order to detect potential sales opportunities. He / she can then be assisted by a product specialist to further dig in the client’s needs and design a proper solution.
This position implies frequent travels to our different clients’ offices. Initiatives will also be expected in formalizing the client communication and producing accurate client satisfaction measurement. A client Service Manager is expected to handle an important number of clients.
The areas of responsibilities include:
- Ensuring satisfactory achievement of projects (can be on a global basis in cooperation with other Client Service Managers or different product experts).
- Make sure clients’ requirements, needs and expectations are tracked and resolved in a satisfactory fashion.
- Be the first point of escalation after the T.A.M.
- Produce a monthly report to the regional Head of Client Services.
- Publish and enhance standard newsletter to inform our existing client base of the latest news of our company and products.
- Organize proactive client meetings, let it be for project follow-up or global company update.
- Take immediate action in case of critical situation at client site.
A minimum of 3 years IT project management experience on complex and international projects. Experience in managing multinational stakeholders and virtual teams worldwide.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Understanding on financial trading application or Order Management System is highly desirable.
Professional project management qualification (e.g. PMP)
Salary To be discussed upon profile.
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Senior Project Manager (UK)
The position As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll be working under the responsibility of the Head of Managed Services. You will be involved in different type of projects ranging from Low Latency DMA to Global Order Routing Network, your main duties will be to:
- Direct and Manage Project Plans development from beginning to end
- Create and Execute Project Plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
- Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of assigned Managed Services projects
- Interface with External Third Party vendors and clients internal teams in relation to the projects assigned
- Prepare for Engagement Reviews and Quality Assurance procedures
- Manage Exchange Connectivity Projects with global liquidity Pools
- Ensure Project documents are completed, current, and stored appropriately
- Create Templates, Processes and structure to streamline future project implementations
- Lead communication and interaction with several internal teams/task forces
- Identify and Manage Project dependencies and identity potential crises and devise contingency plans
- Assume the role as the main contact for the Managed Services unit in UK
- Develop and Deliver Progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations
- Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
- Experience in Equities/Derivatives markets
- Senior Project Management skills
- Ideally a good technical knowledge of FIX, data center infrastructure and client on-boarding.
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them along to: mo.takhim@ullink.com
Senior Project Manager (US)
The position As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll be working under the responsibility of the Head of Managed Services. You will be involved in different type of projects ranging from Low Latency DMA to Global Order Routing Network, your main duties will be to:
- Direct and Manage Project Plans development from beginning to end
- Create and Execute Project Plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
- Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of assigned Managed Services projects
- Interface with External Third Party vendors and clients internal teams in relation to the projects assigned
- Prepare for Engagement Reviews and Quality Assurance procedures
- Manage Exchange Connectivity Projects with global liquidity Pools
- Ensure Project documents are completed, current, and stored appropriately
- Create Templates, Processes and structure to streamline future project implementations
- Lead communication and interaction with several internal teams/task forces
- Identify and Manage Project dependencies and identity potential crises and devise contingency plans
- Assume the role as the main contact for the Managed Services unit in the US
- Develop and Deliver Progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations
- Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
- Experience in Equities/Derivatives markets
- Senior Project Management skills
- Ideally a good technical knowledge of FIX, data center infrastructure and client on-boarding.
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them along to: mo.takhim@ullink.com
Sales Representative (US)
The position
We are seeking a new business engineer to work within the American area. Under the supervision of the Sales Director, your role will involve handling and developing a portfolio of clients based in the US. You will be required to execute a business plan, setting targets and objectives, developing sales strategy in European areas, holding responsibility for generating new business and strategic selling into new customers with new products, preparing proposals for clients and being responsible for new businesses.
This position invites you to take on challenges in a highly competitive environment, to share your knowledge to provide support and to apply a high level of integrity and ethics to your business style to earn the respect of both your peers and customers.
You have at least two years of direct sales experience, preferably within the electronic trading industry and a prior vertical experience calling on Buy-side and Sell side institutions.
You have proven track record of independently developing new business in the U.S. and you are able to manage multiple client relationships successfully.
A good overall knowledge of the Financial markets Industry including terminology, trading styles, technologies is needed.
You have also excellent sales abilities and client-facing skills and strong communication skills (written and verbal). You must be very driven and able to work independently.
If you can bring these qualities to our branch team, we'll help you get more from your career, and enjoy our team oriented environment and competitive salary. The job is based in New York with foreign travel in the US.
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them to rh@ullink.com.
Business engineer (HK)
The position Our Asia Pacific Team is looking for a New Business Sales Manager Under the supervision of the Sales Director, your role will involve handling and developing a portfolio of clients based in Asia Pacific. You will be required to :- Create and execute a sales plan
- Deliver against monthly and annual sales revenue targets and objectives
- Manage an existing sales pipeline to fruition
- Provide regular and timely reports to management on all sales activity
- Provide market feedback to the marketing and product management teams
- Acquire and maintain a high level of product and market knowledge This position invites you to take on challenges in a highly competitive environment, to share your knowledge to provide support and to apply a high level of integrity and ethics to your business style to earn the respect of both your peers and customers. Your profile You have at least three years of direct sales experience, preferably within the e-trading solutions and a prior experience calling on Buy-side and Sell side institutions.
You have proven track record of independently developing new business in the Asia Pacific region and you are able to manage multiple client relationships successfully.
A good overall knowledge of the Financial markets Industry, (including Equities and Futures and options) and experience of selling order management, order routing, algorithmic, connectivity, risk solutions.
You have also excellent sales abilities, client-facing skills and strong communication skills (written and verbal). You must be very driven and able to work independently.
A previous sales team management experience would be a must. If you can bring these qualities to our branch team, we will help you get more from your career, and enjoy our team oriented environment and competitive salary. The position is to start as soon as possible.
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them along to: rh@ullink.com.
Development engineer JAVA/J2SE (HK)
The position Are you a talented Java (J2SE) development engineer looking to join a Product Department within a young and dynamic team?Do you have excellent organisational skills, devotion to clients' needs and quality consciousness?
Then you'll enjoy our promotion opportunities by demonstrating your motivation and initiative. Your profile You have a top class academic qualification and 1 to 2 years experience developing Java (or object language applications). You have a good understanding of the server components and/or client components.
Pluses include: functional knowledge of the financial markets and experience in FIX protocol, but you'll have access to training and development potential.
You are a team player with good communication skills, excellent level of English as well as a good sense of humour. If you want to bring these qualities to our international team, we'll help you get more from your career by our growth opportunities and competitive salary.
We look forward to your CV and cover letter! Please send them along with the reference (ul/devjunior/java) to rh@ullink.com.