Senior Software Engineer - Electronic Trading Allocation Infrastructure

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build performance critical systems using C++ and modern distributed architectures. You'll work on highly concurrent, event-driven services and collaborate closely with engineering, product, and trading teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

What's in it for you

• Build and scale low-latency, high-throughput systems used in global financial markets
• Modernize a critical platform into resilient, distributed microservices architectures
• Solve complex engineering problems in a highly regulated, real-world domain
• Collaborate closely with product, trading, and engineering stakeholders
• Work with modern tooling, including containerized workflows and AI-assisted development tools

• 3+ years of professional experience in C++ Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design
• Experience building scalable, distributed or low-latency systems
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrent, event-driven programming
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Experience with FIX protocol or electronic trading systems
• Experience in fixed income, equities, derivatives, or broader financial markets
• Familiarity with post-trade workflows such as allocation, clearing, or settlement
• Experience with message queues, distributed systems, and microservices architectures
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code

Salary Range = 160000 - 240000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.

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We are the engineering team behind the world's largest over-the-counter (OTC) electronic trading platform, supporting Fixed Income bonds, ETFs, Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), Credit Default Swaps (CDS), and equities. Our systems power end-to-end trading workflows-from price discovery and execution through allocation and straight-through processing (STP)-serving some of the world's largest asset managers and financial institutions. As market structure evolves through automation, portfolio trading, and increasing regulatory demands, we are building the next generation of trading infrastructure to drive transparency, efficiency, and scale across global markets.