Senior C++ Engineer

Understanding Recruitment — Netherlands · Posted ~21 hours ago

Senior Full-time Remote Visa History ✓

Skills

C++ low-latency systems backend engineering performance optimization distributed systems systems scalability market data infrastructure exchange connectivity

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A senior C++ engineer is sought to build and optimize low-latency backend infrastructure supporting real-time financial operations. You will work on performance-critical systems involving data infrastructure and external connectivity, solving complex scalability, throughput, and reliability challenges in a highly technical environment.

Highlights

Fully remote senior engineering work on highly technical, performance-critical infrastructure with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, throughput, and complex systems optimization.

Description

⚡ Senior C++ Engineer 📍 Fully Remote 🏦 Low Latency Trading Infrastructure We’re currently hiring Senior C++ Engineers to work on the systems underpinning a global proprietary trading firm. This is a backend engineering role focused on building and optimising low-latency infrastructure operating under real production load. The work sits close to the trading side of the business and centres around performance, reliability, throughput, and systems scalability. The environment is highly technical and engineering-driven, with a strong focus on solving complex infrastructure and optimisation problems. The Role You’ll be working on the core systems supporting live trading activity globally, including market data infrastructure, exchange connectivity, and performance-critical backend services. The team is growing quickly from both a trading and infrastructure perspective, creating increasing demand for engineers who can design, optimise, and maintain low-latency systems at scale. If you enjoy working on systems where microseconds matter and reliability is critical, this could be a strong fit. Responsibilities • Build and optimise low-latency backend infrastructure supporting live trading systems. • Develop high-performance market data and exchange connectivity services. • Improve throughput, latency, and resilience across distributed systems operating under real production load. • Work closely with engineering and trading teams on performance-critical infrastructure initiatives. • Debug and resolve complex systems and performance bottlenecks across live environments. Required Skills & Experience • Strong modern C++ experience within backend or systems engineering environments. • Experience building high-performance, low-latency, or high-throughput systems. • Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and distributed systems concepts. • Experience working within Linux environments. • Strong debugging and performance optimisation capabilities. • Good understanding of networking and infrastructure-level engineering concepts. • Exposure to trading systems, market infrastructure, HFT, or exchange environments. Why This Role • Performance-critical engineering problems with direct business impact. • Lean, highly technical environment. • High ownership and autonomy. • Close proximity to the trading side of the business. • Strong compensation package including bonus. • Flexible working hours and healthy work-life balance. • Remote setup with globally distributed engineering teams. • Yearly company vacations with the wider team.