C++ Toolchain Engineer

Acquire Me; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquire Me in New York is seeking a C++ Toolchain Engineer to own and enhance the build, compiler and developer infrastructure for a large, performance-critical codebase.

You will work with LLVM/Clang, GCC and modern C++ compilers, optimize compilation and linking, and help scale Bazel, CMake and other build systems across a massive codebase. This hands-on role emphasizes reliability, tooling, and fast feedback in a high‑throughput trading environment.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ and Linux engineering background.
• Experience with build systems, compilers or developer infrastructure.
• Understanding of compilation, linking and C++ toolchains.
• Experience with Bazel, CMake, Buck2, Ninja or similar.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve C++ toolchain and build infrastructure.
• Work with LLVM/Clang, GCC and modern C++ compilers.
• Improve compilation, linking and build performance.
• Develop infrastructure around Bazel, CMake, Buck2 or similar build systems.
• Work on remote execution, distributed builds and build caching.
• Profile and eliminate bottlenecks across large C++ codebases.
• Improve CI/CD, testing and release infrastructure.
• Build internal developer tooling used by C++ engineers across the firm.

Skills

C++

Linux

Performance engineering

Build systems

Compiler toolchains

Tools

LLVM/Clang

GCC

Bazel

CMake

Buck2

Ninja

Job description

A tier-one HFT firm looking to hire a C++ Toolchain Engineer to work on the build, compiler and developer infrastructure supporting a large performance-critical C++ codebase.

This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone interested in the infrastructure that allows highly technical C++ teams to build, test and ship software quickly and reliably.

What you’ll work on:

• Build and improve C++ toolchain and build infrastructure
• Work with LLVM/Clang, GCC and modern C++ compilers
• Improve compilation, linking and build performance
• Develop infrastructure around Bazel, CMake, Buck2 or similar build systems
• Work on remote execution, distributed builds and build caching
• Profile and eliminate bottlenecks across large C++ codebases
• Improve CI/CD, testing and release infrastructure
• Build internal developer tooling used by C++ engineers across the firm

What we’re looking for:

• Strong C++ and Linux engineering background
• Experience with build systems, compilers or developer infrastructure
• Understanding of compilation, linking and C++ toolchains
• Experience with Bazel, CMake, Buck2, Ninja or similar
• Strong systems and performance engineering fundamentals
• Comfortable working across large and complex C++ codebases

Experience with LLVM/Clang, compiler internals, linkers, remote execution, monorepos, distributed build systems or performance optimisation would be particularly relevant.