Senior C++ Developer

Responsibilities

• The trading systems require very low latency and optimized C++ that is robust and well tested.
• The team runs on a weekly sprint process, with daily "stand ups" over zoom with developers from around the world.
• They are C++ fanatics, using Git, Jira, Gitlab, Cmake, Nix, gcc, clang, etc.
• They love people who like to be "close to metal" and understand how computers really work under the hood, such as what a cache miss is, what a TLB miss is, what the costs of branch misprediction are, how to avoid kernel context switches, etc.
• They also love people who enjoy modern financial markets, and want to make an impact on how they function, driving the world towards every increasing efficiency.
• They like studying programming languages and their evolution, knowing where C++23 and C++26 are going, and generally keeping informed about technology.

Skills

Must have:

• C++98 through C++11 minimum, prefer experience with 14, 17, and 20.
• Strong algorithms and software engineering skills.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Ability to refactor code safely and efficiently.
• Strong unit testing skills.
• Linux.
• GDB.
• Willingness to do what is needed to get the job done.
• Humility, and an ability to take code review constructive criticism well.
• Willingness to perform code reviews for others in a constructive manner.
• English: B2 Upper Intermediate.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of various open source libraries such as Boost, gtest, Abseil, DPDK, etc.
• Cmake.
• Trading systems experience with equities, futures, FX, or commodities.
• Experience with market protocols such as FIX, ITCH, or OUCH.
• SBE.
• Experience processing market data.
• Experience with message buses such as Kafka, Pulsar, or Aeron.
• Distributed systems experience.
• Heavy template meta programming, particularly in modern C++17 and beyond style.
• CI/CD and DevOps experience, especially with Gitlab.
• Python or Java exposure.