Senior C++ developer [Trading System Low Latency]

Luxoft Malaysia; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Malaysia is seeking experienced C++ developers to help port and optimize trading systems for a distributed platform. The role focuses on low-latency code, modern C++ standards, and robust testing across a global team.

You'll work in a finance-focused environment, collaborating on performance optimization, code reviews, and evolving knowledge of C++ language features from C++98 to newer standards.

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
• Strong unit testing skills
• Linux
• gdb
• Willingness to do what is needed to get the job done
• Humility, and an ability to take code reviews constructive criticism well
• Willingness to perform code reviews for others in a constructive manner

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.

Skills

C++98-11

Algorithms

English proficiency

Refactor safely

Unit testing

Linux

gdb

Code reviews

Learning & adaptation

Low-latency optimization

Tools

Boost

gtest

Abseil

DPDK

cmake

Job description

Project 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


• Strong unit testing skills


• Linux


• gdb


• Willingness to do what is needed to get the job done


• Humility, and an ability to take code reviews 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


• Distributed systems experience


• Heavy template meta programming, particularly in modern C++17 and beyond style


• CI/CD and Devops experience, especially with Gitlab


• Python or Java exposure