Low-Latency C++ Engineer for Trading Systems

Luxoft; George Town; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking experienced C++ developers to join a hedge fund project based in Penang. You will work on low-latency trading systems, porting to a distributed platform, with a mix of legacy C++98 and modern C++17/20.

You'll collaborate in a global team, apply advanced optimization techniques, refactor safely, write solid unit tests, and contribute to the evolution of the platform while staying close to metal concepts and performance considerations.

Qualifications

• C++98–C++11 minimum; experience with newer standards (14/17/20) preferred.
• Strong algorithms and software engineering skills.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Ability to refactor code safely and efficiently.
• Strong unit testing skills.
• Linux experience.
• GDB debugging proficiency.
• Willingness to perform code reviews constructively.
• Willingness to do what is needed to get the job done.
• Humility and openness to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Develop low-latency, robust C++ trading systems.
• Port and migrate platforms to a distributed architecture.
• Refactor code safely while improving performance.
• Collaborate in a global team and contribute to code reviews.

Skills

C++98-11

C++14/17/20

Algorithms

Software engineering

English proficiency

Unit testing

Linux

gdb

Code reviews

Refactoring safely

Tools

Boost

gtest

Abseil

DPDK

cmake

FIX protocol

ITCH protocol

OUCH protocol

Kafka

Pulsar

Aeron

Gitlab

SBE

DevOps

Python exposure

Java exposure

Job description

Luxoft is seeking experienced C++ developers to join a hedge fund project based in Penang. You will work on low-latency trading systems, porting to a distributed platform, with a mix of legacy C++98 and modern C++17/20.

You'll collaborate in a global team, apply advanced optimization techniques, refactor safely, write solid unit tests, and contribute to the evolution of the platform while staying close to metal concepts and performance considerations.