Senior C++ Engineer - Systematic Crypto Trading
Rockstar Recruiting
4 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
CHF 180KJob location
Tech stack
Algorithmic Trading
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
C++
Cloud Computing
Software Quality
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Python
Systems Development Life Cycle
Software Engineering
Data Processing
Job description
- Build and optimize front-office systems for algorithmic trading, including data processing, risk management, execution, and post-trade workflows.
- Collaborate closely with traders and quantitative researchers to automate and support 24/7 trading strategies.
- Integrate with on-chain and DeFi data sources to enable real-time insights and execution.
- Contribute to architectural design and end-to-end system development for low-latency environments.
- Mentor junior engineers, promote best coding practices, and uphold high technical standards.
Technologies:
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Support
- Python
- C++
More:
As a core member of the crypto trading desk, you will contribute to designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems that power the firm's automated trading strategies. This includes both greenfield development and enhancement of existing infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance across all trading operations.
Requirements
- 6-10 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Advanced expertise in C++; proficiency in Python a plus.
- Prior experience in systematic or algorithmic trading environments is advantageous.
- Strong interest in crypto and decentralized finance.
- Proven ability to design and implement real-time, reliable, and scalable systems.
- Collaborative mindset, clear communication, and commitment to code quality.
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS) preferred.
Benefits & conditions
Salary: CHF 140'000 - 180'000 per year