Senior Software Engineer Market Connectivity

Trading Technologies International; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Financial Security

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Professional development days

Gym membership subsidy

Milestone anniversary bonuses

Job summary

Trading Technologies International is seeking a C++ specialist for high-performance backend systems. You will maintain legacy code, optimize performance, and occasionally work with frontend coding to ensure seamless market operations.

The ideal candidate has substantial C++ programming experience, particularly with C++17 and Linux. The role includes flexible work options, competitive benefits, and a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Professional experience with > C++17.
• Proficiency in Linux for real-time software development.
• Understanding of memory ordering and low-latency programming.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing backend applications for exchange connectivity.
• Optimize performance and memory bottlenecks.
• Build tools and tests for markets/exchanges.

Skills

C++ programming (>= C++17)

Object-oriented design

Linux systems programming

Multi-threading concepts

Low-latency network programming

Python for tools/testing

AI-assisted coding tools

Tools

Valgrind

GDB

gprof

perf

Job description

In this role you will be responsible for the high-performance backend systems that connect to various exchanges, balancing the meticulous maintenance of legacy code with the engineering of modern, low-latency optimizations.

The ideal candidate is a C++ specialist who enjoys the challenge of real-time systems programming and doesn’t mind occasionally jumping into the frontend to ensure end-to-end functionality for market-related changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining existing legacy codebase for backend applications, specifically on the exchange connectivity side
• Engineering improvements and optimizations for existing performance and memory bottlenecks
• Improving or building tools and automated tests for existing markets / exchanges
• Occasionally maintaining frontend codebase for exchange / market related changes
• Work closely with other engineers to design and implement the changes.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Substantial professional experience with >= C++17
• Proficiency with object-oriented design and development
• Proficiency with Linux at a systems-level for developing real-time software (lock-free and wait-free design patterns)
• Understanding of multi-threading and memory ordering concepts
• Understanding of low-latency network programming
• Experience with C++ template
• Experience with Python for developing tools and automated testing
• GDB coredump debugging experience
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted coding tools (Claude code)

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with Javascript for Web / GUI / frontend development
• Familiarity with financial markets and exchange protocols (e.g. FIX)
• Experience with Valgrind, gprof, perf, or similar performance analysis tools

Benefits

Compensation:

Competitive Benefits & Perks in India

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Health & Financial Security:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Time Off & Flexibility:
  • Enjoy the best of both worlds: the energy and collaboration of in-person work, combined with the convenience and focus of remote days. This is a hybrid position requiring three days of in-office collaboration per week, with the flexibility to work remotely for the remaining two days. Our hybrid model is designed to balance individual flexibility with the benefits of in-person collaboration, enhanced team cohesion, spontaneous innovation, hands‑on mentorship opportunities and strengthens our company culture.
  • 21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, with the option to roll over unused days.
  • One dedicated day per year for volunteering.
  • Two professional development days per year to allow uninterrupted professional development.
  • An additional PTO day is added during milestone anniversary years.
  • Robust paid holiday schedule with early dismissal.
  • Generous parental leave for all parents (including adoptive parents).
• Work-Life Support & Resources:
  • Budget for tech accessories, including monitors, headphones, keyboards, and other office equipment.
  • Milestone anniversary bonuses.
• Wellness & Lifestyle Perks:
  • Subsidy contributions toward gym memberships and health/wellness initiatives.
• Our Culture:
  • Forward-thinking, culture-based organization with collaborative teams that promote diversity and inclusion.

Trading Technologies www.tradingtechnologies.com is a global capital markets platform services company providing market‑leading technology for the end‑to‑end trading operations of Tier 1 banks, brokerages, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk managers. With its roots in listed derivatives, the Software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS) company delivers “multi‑X” solutions, with “X” representing asset classes, functions, workflows, and geographies. This multi‑X approach features trade execution services across futures and options, fixed income, foreign exchange (FX), and cryptocurrencies, augmented by solutions for data and analytics, including transaction cost analysis (TCA); quantitative trading; compliance and trade surveillance; clearing and post‑trade allocation; and infrastructure services. The award‑winning TT platform ecosystem also helps exchanges deliver innovative solutions to their market participants and technology companies to distribute their complementary offerings to Trading Technologies’ clients.

Trading Technologies is backed by leading global investment firms Thoma Bravo, one of the world’s largest and most experienced software investors, and 7Ridge, a global growth equity firm focused on technology‑enabled businesses.

Trading Technologies is an equal‑opportunity employer. Equal employment has been, and continues to be, a required practice at the Company. Trading Technologies’ practice of equal employment opportunity is to recruit, hire, train, promote, and base all employment decisions on ability rather than race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender orientation, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, parental status, veteran, or any other protected status. Additionally, TT participates in the E‑Verify Program for US offices.