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Lead Software Engineer - Smart Order Routing - Major Hedge Fund

Lead Software Engineer - Smart Order Routing - Major Hedge Fund

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$400,000.00/yr - $800,000.00/yr

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Hedge Fund Executive Search | Capital Markets Principal Recruitment Consultant | NYC, LDN & DUB

Our client, a Major Hedge Fund, is looking for a hands-on Lead C++ Engineer to help design and deploy new low-latency Smart Order Routing and Matching Engine for the firm.

This is a greenfield opportunity to lead the design and build of a latency-optimized trade matching engine for internal liquidity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a latency-sensitive internal execution engine
• Work closely with investment, quant, and infrastructure teams to align execution with the firm’s broader trading strategies.
• Ensure seamless communication with external venues and counterparties via FIX and other APIs

Requirements

• Proven experience building scalable, low-latency execution platforms or smart order routers
• 6+ years of experience engineering trading systems or execution infrastructure
• Strong programming skills in C++
• Java experience is a nice to have
• Deep understanding of order routing, internalization, and electronic liquidity workflows
• Solid knowledge of industry-standard messaging protocols (e.g., FIX)

To discuss the role in confidence, please reach out to Rhys at

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Information Technology, and Finance

• Industries

  Investment Management, Financial Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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