Software Engineer (low latency C++)
Fintal Partners
Wood Dale, IL, United States
5 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Clean Code Principles
C++ (Programming Language)
Software Code Optimization
Profiling
Concurrent Computing
Memory Management
Python (Programming Language)
Network Protocols
Performance Tuning
Remote Direct Memory Access
Software Engineering
System Programming
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Multithreading
Low Latency
C++14
Job description
- Design, develop and optimize high-performance C++ applications for low-latency trading environments.
- Reduce system latency through profiling, performance tuning and code optimization.
- Build scalable, resilient software used in electronic trading and market data processing.
- Work closely with traders, quantitative researchers and infrastructure engineers to deliver cutting-edge solutions.
- Identify bottlenecks across software and hardware, implementing improvements to maximize throughput and minimize latency.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience developing software in modern C++ (C++17/20 preferred).
- Proven experience building low-latency, high-performance systems.
- Deep understanding of performance optimization, memory management, multi-threading and concurrent programming.
- Experience profiling applications and optimizing CPU, cache utilization and network performance.
- Strong knowledge of Linux development environments and systems programming.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for writing highly efficient code.
Nice to Have
- Experience within proprietary trading, hedge funds or electronic market making.
- Knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/UDP), kernel bypass technologies, RDMA or DPDK.
- Familiarity with exchange connectivity, market data or order management systems.
- Exposure to Python for tooling or automation.
This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside some of the industry’s strongest engineers, solving complex technical challenges where every microsecond counts.
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