Senior C++ Systems Engineer - Low-Latency Trading

Algoseek LLC.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock options / ESPP

401k plan (Roth and pre-tax)

Wellness program

Job summary

Algoseek LLC seeks a strong C++ Developer to maintain the ticker plant software and NY4 co-lo servers. The Systems Developer will be at the center of algoseek data collection, building large-scale production systems for high-performance trading and ongoing tech-stack improvements.

Responsibilities include maintaining architecture, designing performance modules, debugging with the support team, and documenting systems. A CS/EE degree and 2+ years in low-latency C++ are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years developing low latency C++ applications.
• Proficiency in advanced C++ (STL/TMP/Boost) and type safety.
• Experience with low-level system facilities: threading, I/O, signals, shared memory, VM, VFS.
• Experience in distributed computing: exchange topology, market gateways, SORs.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP/UDP and socket programming.
• Familiarity with exchange protocols FIX, ITCH, PITCH, OUCH.

Responsibilities

• Maintain software architecture of algoseek ticker plant and co-lo servers.
• Design, develop and implement performance and quality modules.
• Investigate and fix bugs at the request of Support team.
• Upgrade ticker plant and co-lo servers for future needs.
• Develop and maintain documentation.

Skills

Low-latency programming

Multi-threaded design

OO programming

Data structures & algorithms

Software engineering

Socket programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / EE

Graduate degree in CS/SE/EE or similar

Tools

STL

TMP

Boost

GDB

Valgrind

VM

VFS

Job description

Algoseek LLC seeks a strong C++ Developer to maintain the ticker plant software and NY4 co-lo servers. The Systems Developer will be at the center of algoseek data collection, building large-scale production systems for high-performance trading and ongoing tech-stack improvements.

Responsibilities include maintaining architecture, designing performance modules, debugging with the support team, and documenting systems. A CS/EE degree and 2+ years in low-latency C++ are required.