C++ Developer (High-Frequency Trading Firm)

Venture Search; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first working environment

Job summary

Venture Search is seeking a C++ Software Engineer in Switzerland to develop and optimise high-load trading systems and connections to cryptocurrency exchanges. You will focus on performance, reliability, and low-latency execution in a demanding financial environment.

Responsibilities include building robust data pipelines, implementing new features, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure correct algorithm behavior while tackling bugs and performance bottlenecks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with C++.
• Experience with high-load applications.
• Strong understanding of design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Good understanding of networking concepts.
• Knowledge of financial markets and low-latency/high-frequency systems and/or distributed systems.
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) and similar.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain connections to cryptocurrency exchanges and data providers, and troubleshoot market data issues.
• Develop and implement new features.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure correct behaviour of algorithms and continuously improve trading systems.
• Assist with identifying and resolving smaller bugs and technical issues.

Skills

C++

High-load applications

Design patterns

Data structures

Algorithms

Networking concepts

Low-latency systems

Distributed systems

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

Claude

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Kafka

Job description

Our client is looking for a C++ Software Engineer with experience developing high-load applications. The successful candidate will work on developing and optimising trading systems, algorithms, and connections to cryptocurrency exchanges. This role is well-suited to an engineer who has experience working with systems where every microsecond matters and performance, reliability, and efficiency are critical.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain connections to cryptocurrency exchanges and data providers, as well as troubleshoot market data issues.
• Develop and implement new features.
• Collaborate with different teams to ensure the correct behaviour of algorithms and continuously improve trading systems.
• Assist with identifying and resolving smaller bugs and technical issues.

Required Skills & Experience

• A minimum of 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Extensive experience with C++.
• Proven experience working with high-load applications.
• Strong understanding of design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Good understanding of networking concepts.
• Knowledge of financial markets and low-latency/high-frequency systems and/or distributed systems.
• Proficiency with modern AI-assisted development tools and workflows, such as Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent.

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Python and/or Kafka.
• Experience working with networking protocols such as REST, WebSockets, and FIX.
• Experience with AWS, Kibana, Grafana, and Prometheus.

What Our Client Offers

• Flexible working hours and a healthy work-life balance.
• A remote-first working environment.
• The opportunity to work in a thriving, multicultural, and dynamic environment within one of the fastest-growing industries in the world.
• Corporate workations, with regular company trips to exciting destinations around the world, providing opportunities to build relationships with colleagues, work collaboratively, and experience different cultures