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C++ Trading Systems Developer

Request Technology, LLCDowners Grove, IL🇺🇸United StatesPosted 10 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This C++ Trading Systems Developer role offers an exciting opportunity to build and optimize cutting-edge, low-latency trading infrastructure within a prestigious financial firm, directly impacting global market strategies. You will thrive here if you are a mid-senior C++ engineer with a passion for performance optimization and collaborative problem-solving, eager to contribute to a dynamic team. Take advantage of this bonus-eligible position to further your skills in a high-impact environment.

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

***This role requires working onsite 5 days each week***

***We are unable to sponsor for this permanent full-time role***

***Position is Bonus eligible***

Prestigious Financial Firm is currently seeking a C++ Trading Systems Developer with industry experience. Candidate will design, build, and optimize our high-performance, low-latency trading infrastructure and strategies. This is a hands-on engineering role working directly with traders, quants, and other technologists to deliver cutting-edge solutions in global markets.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, and maintain low-latency trading applications and market access systems in modern C++.

• Collaborate with traders, quants, and researchers to implement, refine, and evaluate algorithmic and quantitative trading strategies.

• Implement new trading algos and research ideas in the internal core trading framework.

• Design and implement exchange connectivity, order routing, and market data feed handlers across multiple asset classes and venues worldwide.

• Optimize systems for speed, throughput, scalability, and reliability, using profiling, performance tuning, and latency analysis.

• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from requirements and design to testing, deployment, and production support.

• Research and recommend new technologies, tools, and methods to improve performance, scalability, and code quality.

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related STEM field (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD).

• At least 5 years of experience developing performance-critical software in modern C++ (C++14 or newer).

• Strong knowledge of multi-threading, memory management, and network/socket programming (TCP/UDP).

• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and network tools (Wireshark, TCPDump).

• Strong organizational and software architecture skills with an eye for performance profiling and optimization.

Skills

C++

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