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# Senior C++ Low-Latency Trading Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Westbury Partners
- **Location:** Westbury, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Linux, Distributed Systems, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), Multicasting, Performance Tuning, Remote Direct Memory Access, Software Engineering, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Cloud Platform System, Kubernetes, Low Latency, Docker
- **Published:** August 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e3b0a0ac-b73c-4015-a5c4-11f717d53bdc

## About the Role

You are an accomplished C++ engineer with expert knowledge of modern C++ standards and proven experience developing production-grade, low-latency, high-throughput systems. You bring strong foundations in algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, Linux, networking, and performance optimization.

You are comfortable working with TCP/UDP, multicast, profiling tools, Python or other modern languages, and automated testing. Experience with systematic or algorithmic trading is highly valued, alongside knowledge of FPGA, kernel bypass, RDMA, cloud-native platforms, Docker, or Kubernetes.

Most importantly, you're a collaborative problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced global environment and enjoys turning complex technical challenges into reliable, high-performance solutions.

#CPlusPlus #Cplusplus20 #Cplusplus23 #LowLatency #HighFrequencyTrading #AlgorithmicTrading #SystematicTrading #TradingTechnology #QuantitativeTrading #Linux #Networking #DistributedSystems #PerformanceEngineering #Python #Kubernetes

## Description

1. Architect, develop, and optimize low-latency trading systems and infrastructure.
 2. Build and maintain connectivity to global exchanges and liquidity venues.
 3. Develop order management systems covering order routing, risk controls, and real-time state management.
 4. Profile, benchmark, and tune systems for ultra-low latency and high throughput.
 5. Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers, systematic portfolio managers, traders, and technology specialists.
 6. Design highly available, resilient systems and participate in on-call support when required.
 7. Evaluate emerging technologies and engineering practices for greenfield platform development.
 8. Apply automated testing, CI/CD, and robust software engineering principles throughout the development lifecycle.


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