Low-Latency C++ Engineer for Front-Office Trading Platform

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking an accomplished C++ engineer to join a leading hedge fund building a next-gen systematic trading platform in New York. The role focuses on low-latency infrastructure powering portfolio managers, researchers, and traders, with direct ownership from design through production deployment.

You will design high-availability trading systems, optimize latency, and collaborate closely with traders and tech peers to influence architecture and platform direction in a greenfield

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience with trading technology is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and architecture mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design and build low-latency, high-availability trading systems.
• Develop exchange connectivity, market access, and order routing infrastructure.
• Build and enhance OMS and real-time trading platforms.
• Optimize performance across latency-sensitive C++ applications.
• Partner directly with portfolio managers, traders, and quantitative researchers.
• Contribute to architecture and technical decisions across a growing systematic technology platform.
• Own projects end-to-end, from design through production deployment.

Skills

Algorithms & data structures

Low-latency systems design

Concurrency & multithreading

Trading tech familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

C++

Linux

Networking

Performance profiling

Job description

Selby Jennings is seeking an accomplished C++ engineer to join a leading hedge fund building a next-gen systematic trading platform in New York. The role focuses on low-latency infrastructure powering portfolio managers, researchers, and traders, with direct ownership from design through production deployment.

You will design high-availability trading systems, optimize latency, and collaborate closely with traders and tech peers to influence architecture and platform direction in a greenfield