C++ Front-Office Engineer - Low-Latency Trading

WorldQuant; Austin (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO

Gym discounts

Job summary

WorldQuant is seeking exceptional C++ developers to join our front office development team to further enhance and build our next generation trading platforms.

You will write low latency, high throughput C++ code, implement mission critical trading infrastructure, and work with portfolio managers to deploy new trading systems on the next-generation platform. Austin, Chicago, NYC, or CT locations available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience writing high-performance C++.
• Strong knowledge of modern C++ (C++17/20) and templates.
• In-depth understanding of network programming and distributed systems.
• Solid Unix/Linux fundamentals and data structures/algorithms expertise.

Responsibilities

• Write low-latency, high-throughput C++ code for front-office systems.
• Implement mission-critical trading infrastructure.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers to deploy new trading systems.
• Migrate and adapt existing systems to the next-generation platform.

Skills

C++ development

Modern C++

Template metaprogramming

Network programming

Distributed computing

Unix/Linux fundamentals

Data structures & algorithms

Job description

WorldQuant is seeking exceptional C++ developers to join our front office development team to further enhance and build our next generation trading platforms.

You will write low latency, high throughput C++ code, implement mission critical trading infrastructure, and work with portfolio managers to deploy new trading systems on the next-generation platform. Austin, Chicago, NYC, or CT locations available.