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Base pay range
$200,000.00/yr - $500,000.00/yr Location: New York, NY or Chicago, IL (Hybrid, 3–4 days onsite) Compensation: $300K–$1M+ total compensation, depending on experience and impact Employment: Full-Time, Direct Hire What You’ll Do
As a Senior C++ Engineer, you will design and optimize core components of the trading and execution stack. Your work will influence performance, reliability, and strategy outcomes. Key responsibilities include
Build and optimize ultra-low-latency and high-throughput C++ systems Collaborate directly with quantitative researchers and traders on real-time execution needs Improve system architecture, performance, and reliability across the stack Design software for distributed, high-performance environments Contribute to the full software development cycle: design, implementation, testing, and deployment Analyze performance bottlenecks using profiling tools and system-level instrumentation Take ownership of critical components with measurable business impact What We’re Looking For
Strong experience with modern C++ (C++14/17/20) Deep understanding of systems programming, memory management, data structures, and concurrency Experience building high-performance, latency-sensitive, or distributed systems Ability to write clean, efficient, and highly optimized code Excellent communication and collaboration skills Bonus: experience in financial markets, trading systems, or low-latency networking — not required Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Information Technology Benefits
Medical insurance 401(k) Vision insurance
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Base pay range
$200,000.00/yr - $500,000.00/yr Location: New York, NY or Chicago, IL (Hybrid, 3–4 days onsite) Compensation: $300K–$1M+ total compensation, depending on experience and impact Employment: Full-Time, Direct Hire What You’ll Do
As a Senior C++ Engineer, you will design and optimize core components of the trading and execution stack. Your work will influence performance, reliability, and strategy outcomes. Key responsibilities include
Build and optimize ultra-low-latency and high-throughput C++ systems Collaborate directly with quantitative researchers and traders on real-time execution needs Improve system architecture, performance, and reliability across the stack Design software for distributed, high-performance environments Contribute to the full software development cycle: design, implementation, testing, and deployment Analyze performance bottlenecks using profiling tools and system-level instrumentation Take ownership of critical components with measurable business impact What We’re Looking For
Strong experience with modern C++ (C++14/17/20) Deep understanding of systems programming, memory management, data structures, and concurrency Experience building high-performance, latency-sensitive, or distributed systems Ability to write clean, efficient, and highly optimized code Excellent communication and collaboration skills Bonus: experience in financial markets, trading systems, or low-latency networking — not required Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Full-time Job function
Information Technology Benefits
Medical insurance 401(k) Vision insurance
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