Software Engineers (C++)

• Develop and maintain high-performance applications using modern C++.
• Engineer low-latency systems capable of processing and normalising large volumes of market data.
• Integrate data feeds across global exchanges, vendors and multiple asset classes.
• Design and optimise high-frequency trading and execution platforms.
• Create scalable analytics libraries for quantitative research and real-time forecasting.
• Develop research tools using advanced statistical and machine learning technologies.
• Translate quantitative models into reliable, production-ready systems.
• Enhance the speed, resilience and accuracy of critical live-market platforms.
• Build and monitor distributed systems and complex data-processing pipelines.
• Partner with quantitative researchers, traders and engineers to deliver commercially valuable solutions.

• Bachelor’s, master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or similar.
• Extensive software engineering experience, including the development of production-grade systems using C++.
• Strong knowledge of modern C++, low-latency engineering and performance optimisation.
• Experience creating reliable, maintainable and high-performance software for business-critical environments.
• A thorough understanding of distributed systems, scalable architecture and complex data-processing pipelines.
• Ability to assess interconnected systems from first principles and deliver effective improvements.
• Experience enhancing established production platforms and designing new systems from the ground up.
• A rigorous approach to software correctness, system resilience, monitoring and fail-safe engineering.

• Salary: $275k - $350k
• Performance bonus.

Our client, a leading financial services company, are hiring a C++ Quantitative Research Engineer to join the team in New York City. The successful candidate will collaborate with quantitative researchers, engineers and traders to build high-performance applications, research platforms and trading systems that uncover and capture opportunities across global financial markets.