C++ Toolchain Engineer: Build Infra & Performance

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

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.