C++ Developer - New York/ London/ Singapore

Location New York
Discipline: Financial Technology
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Lewis Piper

Contact email: lewis.piper@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 2981
Published: 13 days ago

Our client, a leading high-frequency crypto trading firm, are seeking an exceptional Core C++ Developer to contribute to the development and optimization of their high-performance trading systems. This role focuses on building ultra-low-latency infrastructure, optimizing execution speed, and ensuring robust system reliability. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in modern C++, systems programming, and high-performance computing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize low-latency, high-performance trading infrastructure in modern C++ (latest standards).
  • Implement efficient and scalable trading algorithms, order execution, and risk management systems.
  • Optimize CPU performance, memory management, and multi-threaded applications.
  • Work on low-level networking, including TCP/UDP performance tuning and kernel bypass techniques (AF_XDP, DPDK, or similar).
  • Collaborate with quant researchers, traders, and infrastructure engineers to improve system performance.
  • Profile, benchmark, and debug real-time systems to minimize latency and maximize throughput.
  • Maintain robust and fault-tolerant system components for continuous trading operations.

Required Qualifications

  • Expert-level proficiency in C++, with a strong grasp of modern C++ features (C++17/20).
  • Extensive experience in low-latency, high-performance systems programming.
  • Deep understanding of networking (TCP/UDP), concurrency, and multi-threading.
  • Strong experience in Linux-based development and performance tuning.
  • Experience with real-time, high-throughput systems where performance is critical.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with kernel bypass networking techniques (AF_XDP, DPDK, or similar).
  • Familiarity with C# code generation for automated trading infrastructure.
  • Background in crypto or traditional finance trading systems is a plus but not required.
  • Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and on-prem cluster environments (HTCondor).