Senior C++ Systems Engineer - Scalable Quant Platform

WorldQuant; Chicago, New York, Greenwich (IL, NY, CT); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical and dental insurance

Flexible spending account

401k

Fully paid parental leave

Generous PTO (20 vacation days)

Employee discounts for gym memberships

Learning and development courses

Job summary

WorldQuant in Chicago is seeking an experienced C++ engineer to build software for large-scale quantitative research operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of production-quality C++ coding experience and strong Linux system programming skills.

The role involves driving the development of a scalable platform for future growth. WorldQuant offers a competitive salary range between $175,000 and $250,000 along with comprehensive benefits including paid medical, dental insurance, and a generous PTO policy.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of writing production-quality code in C++ on Linux.
• Strong understanding of Linux system programming fundamentals.
• Ability to develop large-scale, distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and concurrency patterns.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal direction.
• Proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build software for large-scale quantitative research operations.
• Drive the firm's next decade of growth through scalable platform development.

Skills

C++ programming

Linux system programming

Large-scale distributed systems

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrency patterns

Self-motivation

Proficiency in English

Tools

Python

Job description

WorldQuant in Chicago is seeking an experienced C++ engineer to build software for large-scale quantitative research operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of production-quality C++ coding experience and strong Linux system programming skills.

The role involves driving the development of a scalable platform for future growth. WorldQuant offers a competitive salary range between $175,000 and $250,000 along with comprehensive benefits including paid medical, dental insurance, and a generous PTO policy.