Low Latency C++ Engineer

Low Latency C++ Engineer – Trading Systems

Proprietary Trading Firm

• Operates in global capital markets & crypto from London.
• Technology-focused, fast-paced, excellent career growth.
• Focuses on automated market making and quantitative trading.
• Emphasizes high-speed, low-latency algorithmic strategies.
• Values ownership, collaboration, meritocracy.
• Test-driven development and high-impact work.
• Slogan: “Keep it simple stupid.”
• Utilizes fully automated trading strategies.
• Seeking detail-oriented engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Develop ultra-low latency C++ applications for trading.
• Focus on order entry, market data, execution.
• Optimize for lowest latency, highest throughput.
• Implement/refine algorithms: sums, string scoring, priority queues.
• Manage concurrency: sequence locks, memory barriers.
• Optimize STL container usage (vector, map, etc.).
• Design custom, high-performance data structures.
• Enhance order book, priority queue systems.
• Produce clean, tested, documented C++ code.
• Collaborate with quants, trading professionals.

Required Skills:

Core C++ & Systems:

• Deep C++ expertise: memory, concurrency, low-level.
• Algorithm/data structure proficiency: heaps, queues, lock-free.
• Performance optimization: pipelining, cache, profiling.
• Compiler awareness.
• Branch prediction, code layout.

Trading Systems & Infrastructure:

• Trading systems understanding: order books, market data.
• Template-based configuration, memory allocation.
• Concurrency: seqlocks, SPMC queues.
• Modern CMake practices.
• Testing, debugging, ABI compatibility.

Software Development:

• Detail-oriented: clean, tested, documented code.
• Problem-solving: dissect challenges, create solutions.

Professional Attributes:

• Collaboration with quants.
• Results-driven: high-performance systems.
• Rapid learning: new technologies.
• Intellectual rigor: fundamental principles.

Bonus:

• Direct experience: designing order book, trading engine components.