Low-Latency C++ Engineer for Ultra-Fast Trading

Objective Partners; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Objective Partners seeks a Software Engineer specializing in ultra-low-latency C++ to design, profile, and optimize distributed infrastructure for fast market access. You will work with researchers and systems architects in an agile, performance-driven environment across multiple cities.

The role emphasizes fault-tolerant, high-throughput systems, low-latency networking, and hardware acceleration interfaces, including FPGAs and ASICs. A strong Linux foundation is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• At least 1 year of professional C++ production software experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++ with daily hands-on use.
• Solid understanding of Linux/UNIX internals, CPU tuning, memory architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize ultra-low-latency execution platforms and data engines.
• Profile and optimize C++ code to reduce latency and increase throughput.
• Build fault-tolerant architectures supporting WAN failover.
• Develop interfaces for hardware acceleration (FPGAs/ASICs).
• Maintain scalable back-end infrastructure for distributed file systems and direct market access.

Skills

C++

Linux performance tuning

Networking TCP/UDP

Debugging & profiling

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Profiling tools

Linux/UNIX

Job description

Objective Partners seeks a Software Engineer specializing in ultra-low-latency C++ to design, profile, and optimize distributed infrastructure for fast market access. You will work with researchers and systems architects in an agile, performance-driven environment across multiple cities.

The role emphasizes fault-tolerant, high-throughput systems, low-latency networking, and hardware acceleration interfaces, including FPGAs and ASICs. A strong Linux foundation is essential.