Senior C++ Developer - Trading Systems

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a senior C++ developer to design and optimise high-performance trading applications in a high-availability environment. You will work on market data, order management and execution systems, focusing on low latency and robust scalability.

You will collaborate with traders and quants, implement advanced C++ designs, and mentor junior developers as part of a tightly integrated technology team in a financial trading context.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of C++ development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Modern C++, STL and OOP.
• Experience with Linux, multithreading, TCP/IP and socket programming.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain low-latency trading applications in Modern C++ (C++17/20).
• Build and optimise market data, order management and execution systems.
• Develop multithreaded, high-performance applications and exchange connectivity.
• Optimise performance, reliability and scalability; troubleshoot production issues; review code.
• Work alongside traders, quants and technology teams; mentor junior developers.

Skills

Modern C++

STL & OOP

Linux

Multithreading

TCP/IP & sockets

Tools

Boost

IPC

Shared memory

Python

Job description

An established brokerage firm investing in proprietary trading across ETFs, index products, commodities and systematic strategies is hiring a senior C++ developer to build and optimise high-performance, low-latency trading applications.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain low-latency trading applications in Modern C++ (C++17 / C++20)
• Build and optimise market data, order management and execution systems
• Develop multithreaded, high-performance applications and exchange connectivity
• Optimise application performance, reliability and scalability; troubleshoot production issues; review code
• Work alongside traders, quants and technology teams; mentor junior developers

Required skills:

• 5+ years of C++ development; strong Modern C++, data structures, algorithms, STL and OOP; Linux, multithreading, TCP/IP and socket programming; strong debugging and performance optimisation.

Preferred skills:

• Aalgorithmic trading, proprietary trading or HFT experience; FIX protocol, market data feeds and low-latency system design; Boost, IPC, shared memory and Python.
• The gate here is engineering depth trading domain exposure is preferred, not required.