Senior Software Engineer
Role Overview
Join a quantitative trading firm building and optimizing live trading infrastructure across multiple exchanges.
Work closely with trading and research teams on live protocols, feeds, execution performance, and fill rates.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
Join a quantitative trading firm building and optimizing live trading infrastructure across multiple exchanges.
Work closely with trading and research teams on live protocols, feeds, execution performance, and fill rates.
What the Role Demands
- 4+ years of professional C++ experience.
- Strong modern C++ experience, including C++17+.
- Strong understanding of Linux, operating systems, networking, and performance optimization.
- Experience working on complex, high-load systems.
- Strong algorithms and data structures knowledge.
- Competitive programming or Capture the Flag background with low-latency systems development experience.
What You Will Be Doing
- Build and optimize C++ trading systems operating in live markets.
- Work directly with exchange protocols and market-data feeds.
- Run production tests to assess latency, execution quality, and fill rates.
- Profile and remove performance bottlenecks across the software and hardware stack.
- Evaluate CPU, memory, networking, and hardware configurations for latency-sensitive workloads.
- Develop low-latency inference solutions across different hardware environments.
- Work with researchers and traders to turn performance improvements into better execution.
Location and Support
- Remote work is referenced for UAE and APAC candidates.
- Relocation and visa support are available.
Compensation
- Compensation is stated as up to USD 400,000, without a specified pay cadence.
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