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C++ Engineer, Trading Systems
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C++ Engineer, Trading Systems at talisman C++ Engineer, Trading Systems at talisman in Melrose Park, Illinois Posted in 4 days ago.
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full-time Software Engineer, C++ Trading Systems We're partnering with a proprietary trading firm making who is looking to add a C++ Software Engineer to design and build the low-latency systems that power live trading, risk, and pricing across the firm.
Responsibilities:
Build and maintain high-performance distributed systems that process real-time and historical market data at scale Design low-latency C++ (C++17/20) components supporting core trading infrastructure, including execution and order handling Partner with traders and engineers to turn strategy and modeling requirements into production-grade code Apply multithreaded and lock-free programming techniques to improve throughput and reduce latency across the stack Use profiling and diagnostic tooling to identify bottlenecks and guide performance improvements
Requirements:
Background at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, or similar electronic trading environment is required. 4+ years of professional C++ experience in a high-performance, real-time trading environment Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and memory management Linux-based system-level programming experience, including networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets) Hands-on debugging/profiling skills (GDB, Wireshark, tcpdump, or equivalent) A plus: exposure to options/derivatives pricing models, quantitative research platforms, or KDB+/q for time-series analysis