Senior Low-Latency C++ Engineer for Real-Time Trading

ssg; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Lunch stipends

Great location and on-site perks

Job summary

Summit Securities Group seeks a driven C++ Software Engineer to architect low-latency, high-throughput trading infrastructure. You will own critical systems, optimize for microsecond execution, and collaborate directly with quantitative researchers and desks.

The role requires modern C++ on Linux, memory and concurrency mastery, and onsite work four days weekly. You will lead across execution, market data, and strategy implementation, with a focus on scalable, robust code and end-to-end delivery

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with system complexity and architectural decisions.
• Expertise in modern C++ on Linux, with memory management, concurrency, and templates.
• Willingness to work onsite in our office 4 days a week.
• Industry experience in finance, electronic trading, or market-making is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and own trading systems, from whiteboard design to deployment and production support.
• Engineer for extreme performance, optimizing real-time data processing and memory use.
• Develop and maintain order matching systems and venue gateways across assets.
• Collaborate with researchers and traders, building test harnesses and data pipelines.
• Drive architectural excellence and scalable code with modern C++ practices.

Skills

C++23

Linux

Concurrency

Memory management

Templates

Architecture design

Python

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Solarflare / low-latency NICs

Linux kernel internals

Job description

Summit Securities Group seeks a driven C++ Software Engineer to architect low-latency, high-throughput trading infrastructure. You will own critical systems, optimize for microsecond execution, and collaborate directly with quantitative researchers and desks.

The role requires modern C++ on Linux, memory and concurrency mastery, and onsite work four days weekly. You will lead across execution, market data, and strategy implementation, with a focus on scalable, robust code and end-to-end delivery