Senior Software Engineer (C++)

$200000 to 225000 USD

Onsite WORKING

Location: New York/Chicago, New York, New York - United States Type: Permanent

About the Opportunity

A leading global financial markets firm is seeking an experienced Senior C++ Software Engineer to join its high-performance trading technology team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of mission-critical trading infrastructure supporting multiple asset classes and global markets.

You will work alongside experienced technologists and trading professionals to design, build, and enhance low-latency systems that power market connectivity, order execution, and real-time trading operations. The role offers significant exposure to electronic trading technologies, market structure, and cutting-edge system architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain market data connectivity solutions for exchanges and external liquidity providers.
• Design and enhance ultra-low-latency market data processing and order book construction components.
• Build high-performance order entry gateways enabling direct exchange connectivity and bidirectional order flow.
• Create and maintain exchange simulation frameworks to support testing and pre-production environments.
• Develop real-time pricing and market data services supporting trading across asset classes.
• Enhance order management and execution infrastructure to improve performance and scalability.
• Contribute to the evolution of trading platform frameworks used by quantitative and systematic trading strategies.
• Drive improvements to messaging and communication layers to support efficient, low-latency processing.
• Partner closely with traders, technology teams, and business stakeholders to deliver robust trading solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in C++ development on Linux within performance-sensitive environments.
• Demonstrated experience building low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices, including source control, testing frameworks, debugging, and performance analysis tools.
• Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows.
• Experience with Linux systems, networking fundamentals, and troubleshooting at the system level.
• Scripting experience using technologies such as Python and/or Bash.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of professional software engineering experience.

Preferred Experience

• Financial markets or electronic trading systems experience.
• Knowledge of one or more asset classes such as:
• Foreign Exchange (FX)
• Futures
• Fixed Income
• Experience developing exchange connectivity, market data platforms, execution gateways, or order management systems.

What You'll Bring

• A passion for building high-performance technology solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• A proactive, team-oriented approach to software development.
• Interest in financial markets and trading technology.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced C++ engineer with a passion for low-latency systems and trading technology, we would like to hear from you. Join a highly regarded technology team and play a key role in shaping next-generation electronic trading platforms. We regret that only shortlisted applications will be notified.