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Ask HN: Toronto software market

11 points by MrGuinness 11y ago

H HN community, I'm looking for financial technology software firms in Toronto but am coming up empty. Surely some must exist; perhaps I'm a poor Google-er. I'm looking for firms that build software for the finance / capital markets industry. I've searched Google, Stackoverflow careers and LinkedIn.

dangerboysteve 11y ago
I'm sure there is one or two firms being being that Toronto is the finance capital of Canada. A quick google search turned up: http://www.intelliware.com/ http://www.intelliware.com/ But you could always search the job sites and boards for companies hiring developers to get an idea who is out there. Example: http://www.simplyhired.ca/k-c++-finance-software-developer-l-toronto-on-jobs.html http://www.simplyhired.ca/k-c++-finance-software-developer-l... maybe craft your searches on specific languages and technologies used in capital markets. This may yield better results on LinkedIn. Also checked out the quantopian.com community
kohanz 11y ago
Algorithmics [0] (acquired by IBM [1]) is one. [0] http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/algorithmics/ http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/algorithmics/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmics_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmics_Inc.
chollida1 11y ago
Feel free to contact me, email in profile. I'm pretty connected in the Toronto finance community. I'll help if I can, and your abilities are suitable:) At the least I can probably get your resume to a few different funds and banks.
- MrGuinness 11y ago
  Thanks, I will!
karmakaze 11y ago
There's OANDA for forex.
tixocloud 11y ago
There are quite a few (i.e. Wealthsimple, Financeit) Is there anything particular you're looking for?
- sniW 11y ago
  Hey there, I’m a programer at Wealthsimple. We're currently looking for web, iOS, and Android devs, as well as engineers with expertise in financial backoffice, financial modeling, and analytics. Feel free to reach out to me at peter@wealthsimple.com - happy to chat more about the technical problems we’re solving
  - tixocloud 11y ago
    Sure, I'll drop you a line. Definitely interesting in the sort of stuff that you guys are solving especially within the analytics space.
goldlist 11y ago
Check out the MaRS FinTech cluster: http://www.marsdd.com/our-sectors/information-and-communications-technology/financial-technology-cluster/ http://www.marsdd.com/our-sectors/information-and-communicat...
andykim22 11y ago
Give Kira Inc. a look: https://kirasystems.com/ https://kirasystems.com/ Based in Toronto, Kira systems builds machine learning contract analysis & review that helps professionals (including those in the finance/capital markets industry) complete contract review and analysis faster and more accurately. Here's also an intro to machine learning, just in case: http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/?utm_content=18321130&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/?... Good luck with your search!
khnd 11y ago
wealthsimple
hackerboos 11y ago
http://www.otpp.com/careers/career-opportunities http://www.otpp.com/careers/career-opportunities

11 points by MrGuinness 11y ago

dangerboysteve 11y ago

I'm sure there is one or two firms being being that Toronto is the finance capital of Canada. A quick google search turned up: http://www.intelliware.com/ http://www.intelliware.com/ But you could always search the job sites and boards for companies hiring developers to get an idea who is out there. Example: http://www.simplyhired.ca/k-c++-finance-software-developer-l-toronto-on-jobs.html http://www.simplyhired.ca/k-c++-finance-software-developer-l... maybe craft your searches on specific languages and technologies used in capital markets. This may yield better results on LinkedIn. Also checked out the quantopian.com community

kohanz 11y ago

Algorithmics [0] (acquired by IBM [1]) is one. [0] http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/algorithmics/ http://www-01.ibm.com/software/analytics/algorithmics/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmics_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmics_Inc.

chollida1 11y ago

Feel free to contact me, email in profile. I'm pretty connected in the Toronto finance community. I'll help if I can, and your abilities are suitable:) At the least I can probably get your resume to a few different funds and banks.

MrGuinness 11y ago
Thanks, I will!

karmakaze 11y ago

There's OANDA for forex.

tixocloud 11y ago

There are quite a few (i.e. Wealthsimple, Financeit) Is there anything particular you're looking for?

sniW 11y ago
Hey there, I’m a programer at Wealthsimple. We're currently looking for web, iOS, and Android devs, as well as engineers with expertise in financial backoffice, financial modeling, and analytics. Feel free to reach out to me at peter@wealthsimple.com - happy to chat more about the technical problems we’re solving
- tixocloud 11y ago
  Sure, I'll drop you a line. Definitely interesting in the sort of stuff that you guys are solving especially within the analytics space.

goldlist 11y ago

Check out the MaRS FinTech cluster: http://www.marsdd.com/our-sectors/information-and-communications-technology/financial-technology-cluster/ http://www.marsdd.com/our-sectors/information-and-communicat...

andykim22 11y ago

Give Kira Inc. a look: https://kirasystems.com/ https://kirasystems.com/ Based in Toronto, Kira systems builds machine learning contract analysis & review that helps professionals (including those in the finance/capital markets industry) complete contract review and analysis faster and more accurately. Here's also an intro to machine learning, just in case: http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/?utm_content=18321130&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter http://www.r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/?... Good luck with your search!

khnd 11y ago

wealthsimple

hackerboos 11y ago

http://www.otpp.com/careers/career-opportunities http://www.otpp.com/careers/career-opportunities