Senior C++ Engineer: Low-Latency Trading & Performance

Fintal Partners

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Fintal Partners in Chicago seeks a highly experienced C++ engineer to design and optimize high-performance applications for low-latency trading. You will collaborate with traders and researchers to identify bottlenecks and maximize throughput across software and hardware.

Candidates must have strong experience in modern C++ (C++17/20), Linux systems programming, multi-threading, and memory management, with a track record of building low-latency systems.

Qualifications

  • Requires strong commercial experience in modern C++ (C++17/20) and a proven track record of building high-performance, low-latency systems.
  • Deep knowledge of Linux systems programming, multi-threading, and memory management is essential.

Skills

Modern C++
Low-latency Systems
Performance Optimization
Memory Management
Multi-threading
Concurrent Programming
Linux Systems Programming
CPU Profiling
Network Performance
TCP/UDP
Kernel Bypass
RDMA
DPDK
Python
Market Data Processing
Order Management Systems

Tools

RDMA
DPDK
Linux Networking

Job description

Fintal Partners in Chicago seeks a highly experienced C++ engineer to design and optimize high-performance applications for low-latency trading. You will collaborate with traders and researchers to identify bottlenecks and maximize throughput across software and hardware.

Candidates must have strong experience in modern C++ (C++17/20), Linux systems programming, multi-threading, and memory management, with a track record of building low-latency systems.

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