Senior C++ Real-Time Systems Engineer - Low-Latency Trading

Westbury Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Westbury Partners in Sydney seeks an experienced Real-time C++ Engineer to join a high-performance trading team building low-latency infrastructure. You will design and optimize real-time C++ systems, improve network throughput, and implement data pipelines for trading analytics.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in real-time C++, knowledge of networking, Python scripting, and a mindset geared to speed and experimentation; GPUs or FPGAs are a bonus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on C++ experience in real-time systems.
• Familiarity with networking protocols and optimization.
• Practical knowledge of Python, scripting, or automation.
• An engineering mindset that embraces experimentation and speed.
• Bonus: exposure to GPUs, FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining real-time C++ systems.
• Profiling and tuning code and networks for performance.
• Building tools for trading analytics and data pipelines.
• Collaborating across research and engineering globally.
• Adapting infrastructure to meet evolving trading strategies.

Skills

5+ years real-time C++

Networking protocols

Python scripting

Engineering mindset

GPU/FPGA exposure

Job description

Westbury Partners in Sydney seeks an experienced Real-time C++ Engineer to join a high-performance trading team building low-latency infrastructure. You will design and optimize real-time C++ systems, improve network throughput, and implement data pipelines for trading analytics.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in real-time C++, knowledge of networking, Python scripting, and a mindset geared to speed and experimentation; GPUs or FPGAs are a bonus.