C++ Software Engineer

Understanding Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote UK/Europe

Direct ownership of projects

Flat structure

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment is partnering with a successful proprietary trading firm to hire a C++ Software Engineer to build the systems powering its high-frequency trading infrastructure. You will design, implement and optimise latency-sensitive components, collaborating with traders and researchers to deliver production-ready solutions.

You’ll join a small, highly technical team where engineering work directly impacts trading performance and innovative ideas move quickly to production.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with modern C++.
• Experience within HFT/electronic trading/market making.
• Experience building high-performance, distributed or latency-sensitive systems.
• Good understanding of networking and concurrent programming.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a desire to tackle complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimise high-performance C++ systems used in a high-frequency trading environment.
• Develop and improve exchange connectivity, market data and execution infrastructure.
• Improve latency, throughput and reliability across distributed systems.
• Build clean, maintainable software using modern C++.
• Work closely with traders and quantitative researchers to deliver ideas into production.
• Profile, benchmark and optimise system performance.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the firm's trading platform and engineering tooling.

Skills

Modern C++

HFT/Electronic trading

Distributed systems

Networking & concurrency

Problem solving

Job description

I'm partnering with a highly successful proprietary trading firm that is looking to hire a C++ Software Engineer to build the systems that power its high-frequency trading infrastructure.

You'll work on performance-critical software responsible for market data, exchange connectivity and trade execution, helping to improve the speed, reliability and efficiency of live trading systems. Working closely with traders, quantitative researchers and fellow engineers, you'll take ownership of projects from design through to deployment in a collaborative, high-performance environment.

This is an opportunity to join a small, highly technical team where engineering work has a direct impact on trading performance and successful ideas can move quickly from concept to production.

What you'll do

• Design, build and optimise high-performance C++ systems used in a high-frequency trading environment
• Develop and improve exchange connectivity, market data and execution infrastructure
• Improve latency, throughput and reliability across distributed systems
• Build clean, maintainable software using modern C++
• Work closely with traders and quantitative researchers to deliver ideas into production
• Profile, benchmark and optimise system performance
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the firm's trading platform and engineering tooling

What we're looking for

• Strong commercial experience with modern C++
• Experience within HFT/electronic trading/market making
• Experience building high-performance, distributed or latency-sensitive systems
• Good understanding of networking and concurrent programming
• Strong problem-solving skills and a desire to tackle complex technical challenges

Benefits

• Fully remote across the UK & Europe
• Small, highly selective team of engineers, traders and researchers
• Direct ownership of projects from idea to production
• Flat structure with minimal bureaucracy
• Performance-critical systems with immediate business impact
• Highly competitive compensation

We look forward to your application. Please reach out to Chris Williams with any questions.