C++ Market Data Engineer (USA)

Trexquant Investment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (PPO)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Dependents premiums covered

Pre-Tax commuter benefits

Weekly company meals

Job summary

Trexquant Investment is hiring a C++ Software Engineer to design and build high throughput, low-latency market data infrastructure for our global trading platform.

You will work with researchers to optimize performance, implement reusable libraries for data decoding and publishing, and troubleshoot 24/7 production systems. A BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE and 3+ years in C++ are expected. This role offers a competitive salary and bonus in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional C++ development focusing on low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Experience with market data infrastructure and real-time feeds.
• Strong knowledge of concurrency, lock-free programming, memory model semantics, and compiler optimizations.
• Familiarity with FAST, SBE, Protocol Buffers, and time-series databases or in-memory caches.
• Proficiency with Python for prototyping, testing, and ops automation.
• BS/MS/PhD in CS, EE, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance market data infrastructure in modern C++ for equities, futures and options across global venues.
• Write efficient, scalable and maintainable code with a focus on performance, testing and code quality.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure reliable 24/7 market data infrastructure.
• Build reusable libraries for decoding, normalizing, publishing and consuming market data.
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers to understand downstream data requirements.

Skills

C++

Low-latency

High-throughput

Concurrency

Python scripting

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE

Tools

FAST

SBE

Protocol Buffers

Time-series dbs

In-memory caches

Python

Job description

Trexquant is a growing systematic fund at the forefront of quantitative finance, with a core team of highly accomplished researchers and engineers. To keep pace with our expanding global trading operations, we are seeking a C++ Software Engineer to design and build high throughput / low-latency market data infrastructure. This is a high-impact role that sits at the heart of Trexquant’s trading platform.

Responsibilities:

• Write efficient, scalable and maintainable code with a strong focus on performance, testing and code quality.
• Design and build high-performance market data infrastructure in modern C++ for equities, futures and options across global venues.
• Build reusable libraries for decoding, normalizing, publishing and consuming market data.
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers to understand downstream data requirements.
• Troubleshoot production issues and ensure reliable 24/7 market data infrastructure.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional C++ (14,17,20) development experience focused on low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Proven track record building or maintaining real-time market-data feed infrastructure.
• Strong grasp of concurrency, lock-free algorithms, memory-model semantics, and compiler optimizations.
• Familiarity with serialization formats (FAST, SBE, Protocol Buffers) and time-series databases or in-memory caches.
• Comfort with scripting in Python for prototyping, testing, and ops automation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Competitive salary, plus bonus based on individual and company performance.
• Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment
• PPO Health, dental and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents.
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• Weekly company meals

The base salary range is $150,000 - $200,000 depending on the candidate’s educational and professional background. Base salary is one component of Trexquant’s total compensation, which may also include a discretionary, performance-based bonus. This position is classified as overtime-exempt.

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer