Software Engineer, Trading Systems (C++)

Location: New York, United States; hybrid working opportunities available

Annual base salary: $120,000–$285,000, plus eligibility for a discretionary bonus

Company

Quantitative trading firm building high-performance electronic trading infrastructure and supporting independent systematic trading teams.

What you will do

• Architect and evolve trading platforms for quantitative research, simulation, and production trading.
• Design high-performance systems for collecting market data, processing trading signals, and routing orders to global exchanges.
• Build research, backtesting, simulation, analytics, risk-management, monitoring, and performance-attribution tools.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers, traders, and engineers to translate models into robust production systems.
• Optimize systems through low-latency software design, network programming, performance analysis, and systems-level engineering.
• Investigate trading, execution, and market-data issues and contribute to shared platforms across research, development, and trading.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and software design.
• Excellent C++ programming skills; experience with Python is strongly preferred.
• Experience building high-performance systems, data-intensive applications, or low-latency software.
• Interest in financial markets, systematic trading, and quantitative research workflows.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with market data systems, exchange connectivity, or electronic trading platforms.
• Experience with research platforms, backtesting systems, simulation frameworks, or quantitative analytics tools.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis, machine learning, or quantitative modeling.
• Experience with Linux, distributed systems, Python, or Rust.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working opportunities and a collaborative, low-hierarchy workplace.
• Generous paid time off and regional savings and financial wellness plans.
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
• Wellness reimbursement, in-office wellness experiences, company-sponsored sports teams, and fitness events.
• Volunteer opportunities, charitable giving, social events, and continuous learning workshops.