C++ HFT Engineer — Remote-First, Flexible Hours

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

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.