Low-Latency Trading Systems Engineer

TXSE; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

TXSE is hiring a highly skilled Low-Latency Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize the core infrastructure of our equities trading platform in Dallas. You will focus on ultra-low-latency systems, matching engines, and market data distribution to enable fast, reliable trading.

The role demands expert knowledge in C++, Java, Kotlin, and multi-threaded, high-throughput software. You will work with Linux environments, kernel-bypass tech, and profiling tools to achieve peak performance.

Qualifications

• Experience building ultra-low-latency trading systems.
• Knowledge of matching engines, order routing, and market data distribution.
• Ability to optimize for millions of transactions per second.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain low-latency trading systems for efficient execution of equity trades.
• Work on matching engines, order routing, and market data distribution to optimize performance.
• Build systems to process millions of transactions per second with minimal latency and maximum throughput.
• Implement real-time processing pipelines for financial data with high accuracy in time-sensitive environments.
• Conduct latency analysis, performance benchmarking, and system optimization using profiling techniques.
• Collaborate with exchange ops, traders, and developers to meet performance demands.
• Manage and optimize network protocols for market data distribution (TCP/IP, UDP).
• Develop robust systems to handle bursty, high-throughput markets with fault tolerance and high availability.
• Implement low-latency algorithms for trade execution while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Low-latency programming

C++

Java

Kotlin

Multi-threading

Concurrency

Network programming

TCP/UDP

Market data distribution

FIX/OUCH/ITCH

Linux tuning

DPDK/RDMA

Profiling tools

gdb/Perf/Valgrind

Job description

TXSE is hiring a highly skilled Low-Latency Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize the core infrastructure of our equities trading platform in Dallas. You will focus on ultra-low-latency systems, matching engines, and market data distribution to enable fast, reliable trading.

The role demands expert knowledge in C++, Java, Kotlin, and multi-threaded, high-throughput software. You will work with Linux environments, kernel-bypass tech, and profiling tools to achieve peak performance.