C++ Senior Software Engineer

Hunter Bond; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Standout NYC office

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Hunter Bond in New York is seeking a C++ Platform Engineer to work on a high-performance platform powering live trading and research. You’ll own and evolve systems where low-latency and memory efficiency matter, collaborating with researchers and traders across the firm.

This core platform role focuses on production-quality C++ rather than glue code, with opportunities to push the boundaries of latency, throughput, and scalability while maintaining clean abstractions and robust design.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ experience with performance-critical systems.
• Background in computer science at MSc/PhD level or equivalent depth.
• Experience solving real production problems outside academia.
• Low-level optimisation and profiling.
• Experience with DSLs, compilers, or runtime systems.
• Rust or Python alongside C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a high-performance C++ computational platform
• Push performance boundaries: latency, throughput, memory efficiency
• Build scalable, reusable components that multiple teams rely on
• Work closely with researchers to turn ideas into production-grade systems
• Keep performance guarantees intact as the platform grows

Skills

C++

Performance-focused

Low-level programming

Compiler concepts

Rust

Python

Education

MSc / PhD or equivalent

Tools

DSLs

Compilers

Runtime systems

Job description

Role: C++ Platform Engineer
Client: Top-tier quantitative trading firm
Compensation: Competitive (Not Specified)
Location:NYC (Hybrid)

Overview
We’re working with a top-tier quantitative trading firm to hire a C++ engineer who wants to work close to the metal on systems that directly power live trading and research. This role is about owning and evolving a high-performance C++ platform used by elite researchers and trading teams. Think low-latency, careful memory management, and design decisions where performance actually matters — not abstract benchmarks.

The Role
This is core platform C++, not application-level glue code. Your work underpins research and production trading systems, and you’ll be optimising real workloads used by multiple teams globally. No finance knowledge required — strong engineering thinking wins here.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and maintain a high-performance C++ computational platform

• Push performance boundaries: latency, throughput, memory efficiency

• Build scalable, reusable components that multiple teams rely on

• Work closely with researchers to turn ideas into production-grade systems

• Keep performance guarantees intact as the platform grows

Requirements

• Strong C++ experience with a focus on performance-critical systems

• Background in computer science (MSc / PhD or equivalent depth)

• Experience outside academia solving real production problems

• Low-level optimisation and profiling

• Compiler concepts, type systems, or language tooling

• Writing code that other engineers depend on

• Experience with DSLs, compilers, or runtime systems

• Rust or Python alongside C++

What’s on Offer

• Engineers surrounded by other exceptionally strong engineers

• Minimal bureaucracy, no ego-driven hierarchy

• Hybrid working, standout NYC office, excellent benefits

• Long-term investment in both people and technology

If you’re a C++ engineer who cares about correctness, performance, and clean abstractions, and you want your work to sit at the heart of a world-class trading platform — this is one to explore.