Senior C++ Engineer: Low-Latency Trading Systems

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

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.