Experienced Software Developer
Software Engineer (High Frequency Trading)
About the Role
A leading proprietary trading and technology-driven financial firm is looking for a Software Engineer to join its engineering team. You will work closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and fellow engineers to build and enhance the high-performance systems that power trading operations across global financial markets.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on developing low-latency, highly reliable software where performance, scalability, and operational excellence are critical.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance trading applications and infrastructure.
- Build scalable backend systems that process large volumes of real-time market data.
- Work directly with traders and quantitative teams to implement new trading strategies and improve existing platforms.
- Optimize system performance, latency, and reliability across the trading stack.
- Develop tools and automation to improve monitoring, deployment, and operational efficiency.
- Troubleshoot production issues and participate in performance tuning initiatives.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and engineering best practices.
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience in software engineering using C++.
- Solid understanding of Linux-based environments and systems programming.
- Experience building distributed or performance-critical applications.
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
- Familiarity with network programming, concurrency, and multithreaded systems.
- Experience working with version control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for building efficient software.
Nice to Have
- Previous experience within proprietary trading, financial markets, exchange connectivity, or market data systems.
- Knowledge of low-latency system design and performance optimization techniques.
- Experience with Python for tooling, automation, or research workflows.
- Exposure to cloud technologies, containerization, or infrastructure automation.
- Understanding of trading systems, order management systems, or exchange protocols.
What You'll Get
- Opportunity to work on business-critical technology with direct impact on trading performance.
- Collaborative environment with highly skilled engineers, researchers, and traders.
- Flat structure with significant ownership and autonomy.
- Competitive compensation package including bonus potential.
- Access to cutting-edge technologies and challenging technical problems.
- Strong focus on engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
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