Senior C++ developer [Low-Latency experience is a PLUS]

Luxoft Malaysia; Penang; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Malaysia is seeking experienced C++ developers to work on global trading systems for a large US hedge fund. You will contribute to moving from a monolithic architecture toward a distributed platform, with a mix of legacy C++98 and modern C++17/20, in a fast-paced environment.

The team values deep systems understanding, clean design, and rigorous testing. Expect weekly sprints, daily stand-ups via Zoom, and collaboration with engineers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Develop low-latency, robust C++ trading systems
• Port systems to a distributed platform
• Collaborate in a weekly sprint with daily stand ups via Zoom
• Use git, Jira, Gitlab, cmake, Nix, gcc, clang and related tools
• Maintain well-tested, high-quality code in a global team

Skills

C++ development

Low latency

English

Code refactoring

GDB

Finance domain

Tools

cmake

Git

Gitlab

gcc/clang

Boost

SBE

Kafka

Pulsar

Aeron

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