Senior C++ Engineer - Low-Latency Trading Systems

Impax Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a senior C++ engineer based in New York to develop and enhance latency-critical trading systems. In this full-time role, you will collaborate closely with traders and engineers, focusing on core components such as market data handling and order routing. Strong modern C++ skills, along with experience in low-latency systems, are essential. This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-performance trading environment with a strong emphasis on reliability and performance tuning.

Qualifications

• Experience in building latency-critical trading systems.
• Hands-on expertise in optimizing performance across multiple system layers.
• Ownership of production systems and collaboration with traders.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize latency-critical trading systems.
• Work on core components such as market data handling and order routing.
• Continuously tune performance across application design to OS.

Skills

Strong modern C++

Linux

Low-latency systems

High-performance systems

Electronic trading infrastructure

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a senior C++ engineer based in New York to develop and enhance latency-critical trading systems. In this full-time role, you will collaborate closely with traders and engineers, focusing on core components such as market data handling and order routing. Strong modern C++ skills, along with experience in low-latency systems, are essential. This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-performance trading environment with a strong emphasis on reliability and performance tuning.