Low-Latency Engineer
Core
Design and optimize high-performance, low-latency fast-trading systems for quantitative researchers and developers.
Role type
Senior IC low-latency systems engineer
Builds
Fast-trading systems
Domain
Financial technology / High-frequency trading
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Low-level systems programming, system optimization, hardware performance counter analysis, modern computer architecture knowledge, network application development, kernel-bypass implementation experience, managed runtime performance tuning
Preferred skills
OCaml, typed functional languages, fast-packet processing in user space
Technologies
OCaml, C, C++, Solarflare OpenOnload, TCPDirect, ef_vi, Exablaze, InfiniBand verbs, DPDK, Java, C#
Responsibilities
Design and optimize fast-trading systems, work with hardware performance counters and profiling tools, analyze modern computer architecture (e.g., x86 AMD/Intel cache hierarchies), implement kernel-bypass solutions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
