This is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm, trading their own capital at their own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 25 years, so have they - maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 1,000 employees around the world, they work together to solve complex problems, challenge consensus and deliver meaningful results. It’s a place of high expectations, deep curiosity and thoughtful collaboration.

Now looking for outstanding Software Engineers with expertise in C++. In this role, you will be a part of the Core Infrastructure team, responsible for designing, developing and maintaining the low-latency trading platform deployed globally. You will be tasked with working on various areas of the technical stack including order routing, market data, and risk systems.

Requirements:
*Strong preference for candidates with experience in proprietary finance, high-frequency trading (HFT) and/or market-making
*Significant experience developing high-availability systems in C++ and Python with very tight resource/latency constraints
*Background in multi-threaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction
*Comfortable working "under the hood" and you are quite skilled in performance tuning (applications, Linux, socket I/O, etc.) and troubleshooting
*Experience working with C++ libraries like STL and Boost
*Up to date on C++11/C++20 standards and have opinions about them
*You’ve worked on challenging projects that involved things like building a custom compiler, writing a matching engine, or working with large amounts of data in real time
*Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bonus points if you have:
*Experience working in the trading industry or another ultra-low latency sensitive business that involves solving remarkably complex problems
*Experience working with Research teams and Quants
*Full life-cycle software development utilizing exotic hardware/software architectures for ultra-low latency trading systems

Salary: Variable - they are market leaders in compensation & pay talent based on their technical ability and what they deserve. They do not base offers on your current earnings or average pay for years of experience.

Contact
If this sounds like you, or you’d like to know more, please get in touch!

Sam Jenkins

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