Ultra-Low Latency C++ Engineer — Real-Time Trading

Goliath Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Collaborative environment

Access to cutting-edge hardware/software

Job summary

A leading proprietary trading firm is seeking a skilled C++ Developer to optimize and build ultra-low-latency systems for trading. You'll collaborate with researchers and engineers to enhance performance, reliability, and execution speed. Requirements include deep knowledge of C++ and experience with real-time systems in a Linux environment. The firm offers a competitive base salary of $300-350k with bonuses potentially reaching a total compensation of $1M in the first year.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of performance, threading, and systems-level programming in C++.
• Experience with low-latency, high-throughput, or real-time systems.
• Ability to write production-quality code with emphasis on reliability and testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize ultra-low-latency C++ systems for market data processing.
• Build high-performance exchange connectivity and order routing components.
• Profiling and tuning performance-critical code for improvements.

Skills

C++ (C++17/20)

Performance optimization

Systems-level programming

Real-time systems experience

Tools

Linux environments

Performance tools (perf, VTune, Valgrind)

Job description

A leading proprietary trading firm is seeking a skilled C++ Developer to optimize and build ultra-low-latency systems for trading. You'll collaborate with researchers and engineers to enhance performance, reliability, and execution speed. Requirements include deep knowledge of C++ and experience with real-time systems in a Linux environment. The firm offers a competitive base salary of $300-350k with bonuses potentially reaching a total compensation of $1M in the first year.