Low Latency Research Engineer

Entec Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Entec Partners is building a new Equities trading system and seeking a senior C++ developer. You will work closely with traders and quantitative researchers to design and implement low-latency components for Order Management, Internalization, and Algo Execution.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of production-quality C++ experience (C++17/20) and a strong background in data structures, algorithms, and concurrency, with Python as a plus and familiarity with alpha/strategy research

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of production-quality C++ (C++17/20).
• Experience designing low-latency, high-throughput financial systems.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Experience in alpha/strategy research infrastructure or data pipelines is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Build components for Order Management, Internalization, and Algo Execution in a trading system.
• Collaborate with traders and quantitative researchers to implement features.
• Integrate with proprietary quantitative trading processes.
• Contribute to building a trading system with high electronic trading volume and profitability.

Skills

Low-latency

High-throughput

Concurrency

Data structures

Algorithms

C++ development

Numerical processing

Education

Degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

C++17/20

Python

Job description

Leading financial institution specializing in Quantitative Trading and cutting-edge Research is building a new Equities trading system.

You will work closely with traders and quantitative researchers while building new components for Order Management, Internalization, and Algo Execution, and integrating with other proprietary quantitative trading processes.

You will contribute to building a trading system with the highest electronic trading volume, and building processes that significantly contribute to PnL of the firm.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in C++ development, and experience in creating scalable, low-latency, high-throughput systems.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience writing production-quality code in C++ (C++ 17/20) with a deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency patterns, and numeric processing
• Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing low-latency and high-throughput systems, particularly for financial applications
• Experience with Python programming is a plus
• Experience in alpha/strategy research infrastructure or data pipeline development is a big plus