C Developer

talisman; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

talisman is seeking an experienced C++ engineer to design and develop high-performance applications for trading and execution systems. You will work alongside traders and quantitative researchers to productionize new ideas and ensure low latency, high throughput, and reliable real-time operation.

You will troubleshoot complex production issues, improve system architecture and tooling, and contribute to performance tuning across networking, memory usage, and concurrency in a fast-paced, highly

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience at options market making firms.
• Strong professional experience with C++ development.
• Background building performance-sensitive or distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and multithreaded programming.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance C++ applications for trading and execution systems.
• Work with traders and researchers to productionize new trading ideas.
• Optimize latency, throughput, and reliability in real-time environments.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement scalable engineering solutions.
• Improve system architecture, tooling, and development workflows.
• Contribute to performance tuning across networking, memory usage, and concurrency.

Skills

C++ development

Multithreaded programming

Algorithms & data structures

Linux environments

Debugging & problem-solving

Team collaboration

Performance-focused systems

Experience at options market making

Job description

• Design and develop high-performance applications in modern C++ supporting trading and execution systems
• Work alongside traders and quantitative researchers to productionize new trading ideas
• Optimize systems for latency, throughput, and reliability in real-time environments
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement scalable engineering solutions
• Improve system architecture, tooling, and development workflows
• Contribute to performance tuning across networking, memory usage, and concurrency

Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience at options market making firms
• Strong professional experience with C++ development
• Background building performance-sensitive or distributed systems
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and multithreaded programming
• Experience working in Linux environments
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced, highly technical environment