C++ Developer (Low Latency/HFT)
Salary: $140k-$170k + discretionary bonus
Location: Woodridge, IL
Hybrid: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote
Qualifications
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related
- 3-8 years of experience developing performance-critical software in modern C++ (C++14 or newer).
- Strong knowledge of multi-threading, memory management, and network/socket programming (TCP/UDP).
- Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and network tools (Wireshark, TCPDump).
- Strong organizational and software architecture skills with an eye for performance profiling and optimization.
- Knowledge of financial markets, securities or derivatives (futures/options) preferred
- Experience in the gaming industry is acceptable
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and maintain low-latency trading applications and market access systems in modern C++.
- Collaborate with traders, quants, and researchers to implement, refine, and evaluate algorithmic and quantitative trading strategies.
- Implement new trading algos and research ideas in the internal core trading framework.
- Design and implement exchange connectivity, order routing, and market data feed handlers across multiple asset classes and venues worldwide.
- Optimize systems for speed, throughput, scalability, and reliability, using profiling, performance tuning, and latency analysis.
- Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from requirements and design to testing, deployment, and production support.
- Research and recommend new technologies, tools, and methods to improve performance, scalability, and code quality.
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