Senior C++ developer

Luxoft Malaysia; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Malaysia in Penang seeks an experienced C++ developer to help port and extend trading systems to a distributed platform, focusing on low-latency, robust code.

You will work across modern C++ standards, be part of a global team, and contribute to performance optimizations, code reviews, and evolving technology in a finance environment.

Qualifications

• C++98–11 minimum; prefer C++14/17/20.
• Strong algorithms and software engineering.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Ability to refactor code safely and efficiently.
• Willingness to participate in code reviews constructively.
• Humility and receptiveness to feedback.
• Willingness to perform code reviews for others in a constructive manner.

Responsibilities

• Develop very low-latency C++ systems that are robust and well tested.
• Participate in weekly sprints with daily stand-ups via Zoom with a global team.
• Work with Git, Jira, Gitlab, cmake, Nix, gcc/clang workflows and CI/CD.
• Be close to metal: understand cache, TLB misses and performance costs.
• Stay updated on modern C++ directions and contribute to market-facing trading technology.

Skills

C++

Low latency

GDB

Code refactoring

English communication

Tools

Git

Jira

Gitlab

cmake

Nix

GCC/Clang

Job description

• Large US hedge fund is looking for experienced C++ developers with some finance experience to help work on our global trading systems and to assist in porting them to a new distributed platform. This is a mixed code base of legacy C++98 and modern C++17/20, that is looking to move from a large monolithic system to a distributed platform.

Responsibilities:

• The trading systems require very low latency and optimized C++ that is robust and well tested.
• The team runs on a weekly sprint process, with daily \"stand ups\" over zoom with developers from around the world.
• We are C++ fanatics, using git, Jira, Gitlab, cmake, Nix, gcc, clang, etc.
• We love people who like to be \"close to metal\" and understand how computers really work under the hood, such as what a cache miss is, what a TLB miss is, what the costs of branch misprediction are, how to avoid kernel context switches, etc.
• We also love people who enjoy modern financial markets, and want to make an impact on how they function, driving the world towards every increasing efficiency.
• We like studying programming languages and their evolution, knowing where C++23 and C++26 are going, and generally keeping informed about technology.

Mandatory Skills Description:

• C++98 through C++11 minimum, prefer experience with 14, 17, and 20
• - Strong algorithms and software engineering skills
• - Good written and spoken English
• - Ability to refactor code safely and efficiently
• - gdb
• - Willingness to do what is needed to get the job done
• - Humility, and an ability to take code review constructive criticism well
• - Willingness to perform code reviews for others in a constructive manner

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• - Knowledge of various open source libraries such as Boost, gtest, Abseil, DPDK, etc
• - cmake
• - Trading systems experience with equities, futures, FX, or commodities
• - Experience with market protocols such as FIX, ITCH, or OUCH
• - SBE
• - Experience processing market data
• - Experience with message buses such as Kafka, Pulsar, or Aeron
• - Heavy template meta programming, particularly in modern C++17 and beyond style
• - CI/CD and Devops experience, especially with Gitlab