Senior C++ Software Engineer

Fintal Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

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

Design and optimize high-performance C++ applications for low-latency trading environments. Collaborate with traders and researchers to identify system bottlenecks and maximize throughput across software and hardware.

Requirements: 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.

Key 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