Core Developer C++
About the Role
We are looking for a strong C++ Core Developer to join our engineering team and work on the design and development of high-performance, mission-critical systems.
You will work closely with researchers and engineers to build and continuously improve the core technology infrastructure supporting quantitative trading. This role is open to candidates from both the financial industry and leading technology companies. Prior experience in quantitative trading or financial markets is not required.
We are particularly interested in engineers who are passionate about C++, systems programming, performance optimization, and solving complex engineering problems.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize core components of high-performance quantitative trading systems.
- Work closely with quantitative researchers and other engineers to translate business and research requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Continuously improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability through profiling, optimization, and architectural improvements.
- Optimize system performance across different compilers, operating systems, hardware architectures, and network environments.
- Research and apply technologies related to low-latency systems, network programming, inter-process communication, high-performance computing, and distributed systems.
- Explore advanced technologies and engineering practices from the broader technology industry and identify opportunities to apply them to trading infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or another highly technical discipline from a leading university.
- 3+ years of hands-on C/C++ development experience, with strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++11 or later).
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems, networking, and concurrency.
- Strong software design skills with experience building and maintaining complex, production-grade systems.
- Excellent debugging, profiling, and performance optimization capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of Linux development environments and a good understanding of system-level programming.
- Passion for software engineering and a strong interest in continuously improving both code quality and system performance.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with researchers and other technical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Experience developing low-latency or high-performance systems.
- Deep understanding of Linux kernel, CPU architecture, memory management, networking, or x86 architecture.
- Experience with Linux kernel development, device drivers, in-memory databases, FPGA, HPC, or distributed systems.
- Experience in quantitative trading, electronic trading, market data, execution systems, or financial derivatives.
- Engineering experience at leading technology companies or teams working on infrastructure, databases, cloud systems, networking, storage, browsers, compilers, or other performance-critical systems.
- Strong performance in programming competitions, mathematics competitions, or other technical competitions.
- Active participation in open-source communities or contributions to open-source projects.
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