C++ Software Engineer - High-Frequency Trading

Title: C++ Developer - HFT Systems Client: Elite Buy Side Trading Firm Role: Permanent Salary: Up to $1 million first year TC Location: New York City/Chicago (They're open to either) Sells: Building world-class systematic trading infrastructure, direct collaboration with Quant Researchers and Traders, ownership of high-performance trading systems, greenfield platform development, cutting-edge technology stack, exceptional engineering culture and outstanding career progression. An Elite Quantitative Trading Firm is looking for a highly talented C++ Software Engineer to join its Front Office Engineering team, building the next generation of systematic trading infrastructure. This team partners directly with Quantitative Researchers and Traders to design and develop the platforms that power research, simulation and live trading. You'll work across the full strategy lifecycle, building highly scalable, low-latency systems that enable the rapid development and deployment of quantitative trading strategies. This is a highly visible engineering role offering the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges while working alongside some of the industry's leading quantitative researchers and engineers. Role: Designing and developing high-performance trading infrastructure supporting research, simulation and live tradingBuilding scalable market data and execution platforms responsible for collecting market data, processing trading signals and routing orders to global exchangesDeveloping frameworks and tooling that enable researchers to rapidly prototype, backtest and deploy new quantitative trading strategiesOptimising trading infrastructure through low-latency software development, performance optimisation and systems-level engineeringContributing to the architecture and development of shared engineering platforms that improve productivity across Research, Trading and Engineering teamsSkills: Strong Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent technical backgroundExcellent C++ development experience with strong software engineering fundamentalsExperience building high-performance, low-latency or data-intensive systemsExposure to market data systems, electronic trading platforms, exchange connectivity or execution systemsExperience building research platforms, backtesting frameworks or quantitative analytics tooling