CareerPlan

Software Engineer C++ - Trading Platform

New York, New York, United StatesFull-time$175k–$250k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Building, maintaining, and supporting a low-latency C/C++ trading platform for high-frequency trading (HFT) to enable automated signal exploration, testing, and deployment.

Role type

Senior IC C++ Software Engineer (HFT)

Builds

Low-latency trading systems and research platforms for global high-frequency strategies

Domain

Financial Technology / High-Frequency Trading

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C/C++, Linux, low-latency system design, FPGA/kernel-bypassing drivers, profiling and optimization, OOP, multithreading, IPC

Preferred skills

Financial instruments knowledge, market data protocols (ITCH, OUCH, PITCH, CME MDP), kernel-level OS understanding

Technologies

C++, C, Linux, FPGA

Responsibilities

Develop and sustain low-latency HFT systems, conduct testing and code reviews, implement interfaces with networking hardware, research platform performance improvements

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC