Low-Latency C++ Engineer – Real-Time Trading Systems

Fintal Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Fintal Partners in Chicago seeks a veteran C++ developer to design, implement, and optimize high-performance applications for real-time trading. You will collaborate with traders and quants to minimize latency and ensure robust data processing.

The role requires deep knowledge of modern C++, multi-threading, profiling, and Linux kernel-level optimizations. You will work across CPU/network performance, tuning and profiling to meet strict SLAs in a demanding financial environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in modern C++ and performance optimization.
• Deep understanding of multi-threading and Linux systems programming.
• Experience building low-latency systems and profiling CPU/network performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize high-performance C++ applications for real-time trading.

Skills

C++

C++17/20

Low-latency

Multi-threading

Linux systems

Performance optimization

Profiling

Network I/O

RDMA

DPDK

Tools

RDMA

DPDK

Job description

Fintal Partners in Chicago seeks a veteran C++ developer to design, implement, and optimize high-performance applications for real-time trading. You will collaborate with traders and quants to minimize latency and ensure robust data processing.

The role requires deep knowledge of modern C++, multi-threading, profiling, and Linux kernel-level optimizations. You will work across CPU/network performance, tuning and profiling to meet strict SLAs in a demanding financial environment.