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# C++ Engineer, Trading Systems

- **Company:** TALISMAN
- **Location:** Berkeley, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Memory Management, GNU Debuggers, Networking Basics, TCP/IP, Tcpdump, Wireshark, Multithreading, Concurrency, KDB+, Production Code
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75890658-c-engineer-trading-systems

## About the Role

* Background at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, or similar electronic trading environment is required.
 * 4+ years of professional C++ experience in a high-performance, real-time trading environment
 * Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and memory management
 * Linux-based system-level programming experience, including networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets)
 * Hands-on debugging/profiling skills (GDB, Wireshark, tcpdump, or equivalent)
 * A plus: exposure to options/derivatives pricing models, quantitative research platforms, or KDB+/q for time-series analysis

## Description

* Build and maintain high-performance distributed systems that process real-time and historical market data at scale
 * Design low-latency C++ (C++17/20) components supporting core trading infrastructure, including execution and order handling
 * Partner with traders and engineers to turn strategy and modeling requirements into production-grade code
 * Apply multithreaded and lock-free programming techniques to improve throughput and reduce latency across the stack
 * Use profiling and diagnostic tooling to identify bottlenecks and guide performance improvements