Senior C++ Engineer — Ultra-Low Latency Real-Time Trading

Goliath Partners; Illinois; On-site; USD 700,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Goliath Partners, a prominent HFT Prop Trading firm located in Illinois, is expanding its engineering team. The successful candidate will design and optimize high-performance C++ applications for real-time trading and enhance systems processing large-scale financial data. They seek professionals dedicated to analytical thinking and innovation.

This role offers a base salary of $300k, with total compensation ranging from $700k to $850k, including a significant guaranteed bonus. If you're experienced in optimizing code for low-latency systems and eager to collaborate with experts, we want you!

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related.
• Professional experience in high-performance C++ development.
• Understanding of code optimization for low-latency systems.
• Experience with market data feeds or trading systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize high-performance C++ applications for trading.
• Build ultra-low-latency systems processing financial data.
• Collaborate with traders and engineers for technical solutions.
• Contribute to codebase improvements with latest software advancements.

Skills

C++ optimization

Object-oriented programming

Memory management

Concurrency

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science

Bachelor’s in Software Engineering

Job description

Goliath Partners, a prominent HFT Prop Trading firm located in Illinois, is expanding its engineering team. The successful candidate will design and optimize high-performance C++ applications for real-time trading and enhance systems processing large-scale financial data. They seek professionals dedicated to analytical thinking and innovation.

This role offers a base salary of $300k, with total compensation ranging from $700k to $850k, including a significant guaranteed bonus. If you're experienced in optimizing code for low-latency systems and eager to collaborate with experts, we want you!