Senior legacy C++ developer [Strong in Programming]

Luxoft Malaysia; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft Malaysia is seeking experienced C++ developers to work on our global trading systems with a focus on porting to a distributed platform. The role requires C++98–C++11 minimum, with preference for C++14/17/20 proficiency, and strong algorithms.

You will collaborate across the world in weekly sprints and daily stand-ups, using tools like git, Jira, and CMakE in a fast-paced finance environment. Ideal candidates enjoy hardware-level optimization, understand cache/memory behavior, and are

Qualifications

• C++98 through C++11 minimum, prefer 14/17/20
• 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 receptiveness to code reviews
• Willingness to perform code reviews for others in a constructive manner

Responsibilities

• Develop low-latency, high-performance C++ trading systems
• Port systems to a new distributed platform
• Collaborate with global team through weekly sprints and daily stand-ups
• Work with open-source libraries and modern C++ features

Skills

C++ proficiency

Algorithms

English communication

Refactor code

GDB

Willingness to learn

Code reviews

C++ standards

Tools

Git/Gitlab

GC C/C++ toolchain

cmake

Nix

gcc/clang

Jira

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