Software Developer (Market Setup)

Eqvilentjobs; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work from anywhere

40 paid days off

Competitive salary

Job summary

Eqvilentjobs seeks a high-performance C++ developer to scope, design, and implement low-latency trading connections. You will work on latency optimization, venue protocol adaptations, and virtualization-aware networking across remote teams.

The role requires strong C++ skills, deep Linux internals knowledge, and clear English communication in a global, hybrid environment. Competitive salary and worldwide remote opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Solid grasp of data structures and algorithms.
• Proficiency in C++ with OO design.
• Understanding of Linux internals.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Define scope for trading venue specs and estimate setup effort.
• Design connectivity with infrastructure: colocation, lines, multicast, firewalls, failover.
• Adapt market data and order entry connectors to venue binary protocols.
• Deliver raw product and risk parameters to the normalization team.
• Convert venue archives and feeds into internal format.
• Tune latency with hardware timestamps, NIC and kernel bypass settings.
• Pass venue conformance tests, replay, soak and failover tests.
• Write operating instructions and guide desk through go-live.

Skills

C++

Linux systems

English communication

Remote collaboration

Tools

Linux drivers

Kernel bypass

Job description

Responsibilities

• Scope trading venue specifications and estimate setup effort
• Design connectivity with infrastructure: colocation, lines, multicast, firewalls, failover
• Adapt market data and order entry connectors to venue binary protocols
• Deliver raw product and risk parameters to the normalization team
• Convert venue archives and captured feeds into internal format
• Tune latency with hardware timestamps, NIC and kernel bypass settings
• Pass venue conformance tests, replay, soak and failover tests
• Write operating instructions and walk the desk through go-live

Requirements

• Solid data structures, algorithms and object-oriented C++
• Understanding of Linux system internals
• Decent written and spoken English
• Performs well in remote or hybrid project-based teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Low latency or real-time development at sub-microsecond latency
• Lock-free containers and design patterns
• C programming, including Linux drivers

Benefits

• Remote work from anywhere, access to global offices
• Flexible schedule, 40 paid days off
• Competitive salary

About the Company

• Results-focused team with fast feedback loops and cutting-edge hardware.