Senior C++ Engineer: Low-Latency Trading Systems

Fintal Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fintal Partners is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to join a high-performance engineering team powering real-time trading across global markets. You will design, develop and optimize low-latency C++ applications, collaborating with traders and researchers to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Candidates should have deep experience with multi-threading, memory management, profiling and Linux systems programming, plus a passion for writing highly efficient code.

Qualifications

• Experience building low-latency, high-performance systems.
• Strong knowledge of Linux development and systems programming.
• Excellent problem-solving and efficient coding skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimize high-performance C++ applications for low-latency trading environments.
• Profile and optimize CPU, memory, and network performance to reduce latency.
• Collaborate with traders, researchers and engineers to deliver solutions.
• Identify bottlenecks and maximize throughput across software and hardware.
• Build scalable software for electronic trading and market data processing.

Skills

C++

Low-latency

Multi-threading

Profiling

Linux

Tools

RDMA

DPDK

Kernel bypass

Job description

Fintal Partners is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to join a high-performance engineering team powering real-time trading across global markets. You will design, develop and optimize low-latency C++ applications, collaborating with traders and researchers to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Candidates should have deep experience with multi-threading, memory management, profiling and Linux systems programming, plus a passion for writing highly efficient code.