Senior C++ Market Data Engineer

Senior C++ Market Data Engineer New York | 5 days on site | Competitive Salary + Bonus We're working with a leading proprietary trading firm that's expanding its Market Data & Research Infrastructure team. This team develops the infrastructure that powers research tools, simulators and market data distribution across the business. Working closely with quantitative researchers and trading teams, you'll build high-performance systems responsible for ingesting, processing and distributing market data with speed, accuracy and reliability. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in market data, exchange connectivity or feed handling who enjoys solving complex distributed systems problems. What you'll be doing Develop high-performance market data infrastructure using modern C++Design and optimise systems responsible for market data ingestion and distributionBuild scalable services supporting research tools and simulation environmentsWork on performance-critical distributed systems with strict latency requirementsCollaborate with Quant Researchers, Traders and EngineersImprove scalability, resilience and system performanceContribute to the design of next-generation research infrastructure What we're looking for 5+ years' commercial C++ development experienceStrong modern C++ (C++11/14/17 or newer)Experience working with market data or exchange connectivityUnderstanding of feed handlers, gateways or market data infrastructureStrong Linux and networking knowledgeExperience with multithreaded, high-performance applicationsExcellent problem-solving skills and distributed systems experienceLow latency trading systemsBinary exchange protocolsFeed normalisationTCP/UDP networkingLock-free programmingQuantitative research infrastructureTrading systems or HFT experience This is a place where software performance and technical excellence are central to the firm's success. Contact Ciara Clarke at Harrington Starr for a confidential discussion on t his role.