Senior C++ Engineer: Real-Time, Low-Latency Systems

Luxoft; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft in New York seeks a C++ engineer to design and build high-performance, low-latency services that process real-time data at scale. You will optimize algorithms and networking to squeeze microseconds from every operation.

You will collaborate with quantitative and infrastructure teams, write production-quality code with tests, and participate in reviews and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17/20 or later).
• Hands-on experience with Market Data.
• Solid understanding of concurrency and synchronization.
• Proven experience building performance-critical, real-time systems.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, memory management.
• Practical Linux systems programming experience.
• Experience with profiling and performance analysis tools.
• Proficiency with Git and common build systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high performance C++ services with high message rates.
• Optimize components for latency, throughput, and resource use.
• Develop and tune networking, messaging, and I/O layers for large data volumes.
• Profile and debug performance across application, OS, and network layers.
• Collaborate with quantitative, trading, and infrastructure teams to translate requirements into robust solutions.
• Write clean production-quality code with tests and documentation.
• Participate in code reviews and continuous engineering improvements.

Skills

C++17/20

Market Data

Concurrency

Performance

Linux

Profiling Tools

Networking

Git

Job description

Luxoft in New York seeks a C++ engineer to design and build high-performance, low-latency services that process real-time data at scale. You will optimize algorithms and networking to squeeze microseconds from every operation.

You will collaborate with quantitative and infrastructure teams, write production-quality code with tests, and participate in reviews and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.