Low-Latency C++ Engineer – Greenfield Market Data (Hybrid)

Talan; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan with company匹配

15 days of paid vacation per year at h

8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2个人日程

Company health, dental, and vision保险计划

Voluntary STD and LTD

Job summary

Talan in New York is seeking a strong C++ Software Engineer to build a greenfield, low-latency market data application for a high-frequency trading firm. You will design high-performance C++ systems, implement network connectivity, and leverage modern C++ features.

This six-month consulting opportunity (extendable to 12 months) is based in NYC with hybrid work (at least four days onsite). Visa sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of C++ backend development.
• Strong C++ programming and object-oriented design fundamentals (Must be familiar with C++ 23 features or latest C++ 17).
• Excellent knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience building performance-sensitive or real-time systems is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance C++ systems from the ground up for a global Market Data Feed Application
• Apply strong OOP, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms to build clean and maintainable systems
• Design scalable, low-latency components for real-time market data processing
• Develop network connectivity using UDP/TCP, including multicast
• Implement and integrate financial market data protocols including ITCH, PITCH, and OUCH
• Build market data processing and order book components
• Design concurrent, thread-safe systems with a focus on latency, throughput, and reliability
• Profile, benchmark, and optimize performance-critical code
• Optimizing this platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other advanced techniques to minimize latency

Skills

C++ backend development

C++ programming

OOP design

Data structures

Real-time systems

Debugging

Tools

Network programming (UDP/TCP)

Market data protocols (ITCH, PITCH, OUCH)

Job description

Talan in New York is seeking a strong C++ Software Engineer to build a greenfield, low-latency market data application for a high-frequency trading firm. You will design high-performance C++ systems, implement network connectivity, and leverage modern C++ features.

This six-month consulting opportunity (extendable to 12 months) is based in NYC with hybrid work (at least four days onsite). Visa sponsorship is not provided.