Thurn Partners
Software Engineer Job at Thurn Partners in New York
Thurn Partners, New York, NY, United States, 10261
Overview
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C++ Engineer - Low Level Trading Systems
Company Insight:
A leading global proprietary trading firm is looking for experienced Software Engineers to help shape the future of its growing US cash equities business. You'll work on high-impact projects at the intersection of software and finance, building cutting-edge systems that power some of the most advanced trading strategies in the industry.
This is an opportunity to contribute directly to the technical vision and execution of complex, ultra-low-latency trading infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement high-performance infrastructure for low-latency equities trading, including OMS and EMS components.
- Develop core systems that ingest and respond to market data from major US exchanges in microseconds or less.
- Contribute to pricing models and research tools that support market-making and proprietary strategies in US single stocks and ETFs.
- Optimize data pipelines and execution logic to improve trading speed and reduce latency across the stack.
- Collaborate with FPGA engineers to integrate hardware acceleration into a modern software-driven architecture.
- Work closely with traders, researchers, and fellow engineers to improve decision-making tools and execution models.
Qualifications
- Proficiency in C++ or C; experience with additional object-oriented languages is a plus.
- Proven experience building real-time, low-latency systems at scale.
- Strong computer science fundamentals and an instinct for performance optimization.
- A background working with FPGA-assisted systems is a strong plus.
- Interest in high-performance systems and the ambition to push the limits of what's possible in electronic trading.