Senior Research Platform Engineer: C++/Python Backtester

InfiniteQuant; Dubai; On-site; AED 367,000 - 515,000; Full time

Job summary

A proprietary trading firm in Dubai seeks a hands-on C++ developer to extend our simulation and backtesting framework across digital assets and FX. You will ensure strategy ideas move seamlessly from research to live trading while collaborating closely with researchers and traders. The ideal candidate has strong proficiency in C++, experience with pybind11, and solid Python skills, as well as a background in high-performance distributed systems. This role offers the opportunity for significant autonomy in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C++, with hands‑on experience maintaining or extending large, performance‑critical systems.
• Experience with pybind11 or equivalent Python-C++ integration frameworks.
• Solid Python skills for research pipelines, data analysis, and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend our C++ simulation/backtesting framework for both digital assets and FX.
• Implement and refine models of exchange matching engines and order queuing.
• Build and maintain pybind11 bindings for researchers to interact with the C++ simulator.

Skills

C++ proficiency

Python scripting

Debugging skills

Tools

pybind11

SQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

A proprietary trading firm in Dubai seeks a hands-on C++ developer to extend our simulation and backtesting framework across digital assets and FX. You will ensure strategy ideas move seamlessly from research to live trading while collaborating closely with researchers and traders. The ideal candidate has strong proficiency in C++, experience with pybind11, and solid Python skills, as well as a background in high-performance distributed systems. This role offers the opportunity for significant autonomy in a fast-paced environment.