C++ Software Engineer (Market Data)

Location: NYC, US; hybrid with at least 4 days onsite per week, Monday–Thursday

Salary: USD $120,000–150,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an international consulting and technology group supporting end-to-end Data & AI transformations through management consulting, technological expertise, proprietary solutions, and applied research. It has over 6,000 employees across five continents.

What you will do

• Design and develop a greenfield, high-performance C++ market data feed application for a high-frequency trading firm.
• Build scalable, low-latency components for real-time market data processing and order book management.
• Develop UDP/TCP network connectivity, including multicast.
• Implement and integrate ITCH, PITCH, and OUCH financial market data protocols.
• Design concurrent, thread-safe systems focused on latency, throughput, and reliability.
• Profile, benchmark, and optimize performance-critical network and systems code.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of C++ backend development experience.
• Strong C++ programming and object-oriented design fundamentals, including familiarity with C++23 features or the latest C++17.
• Excellent knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience building performance-sensitive or real-time systems is highly preferred.
• Must be able to work in the US; hirify.global does not sponsor US work permits or employment visas.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent contract conditions with a six-month consulting opportunity that may be extended up to 12 months.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• 15 paid vacation days at hire, increasing up to 27 according to seniority; unused annual vacation days are cashed out.
• Eight paid holidays, five sick days, and two personal days per year.
• Company health, dental, and vision insurance, FSA, voluntary short- and long-term disability coverage, and commuter/transit benefits.

Hiring process

• Employment is subject to US work authorization; visa and employment-visa sponsorship is not available.