CareerPlan

Senior High Frequency C++ Engineer

New York, New York, United States of AmericaFull-time$175k2026-02-24 → 2026-10-22

Core

Design and build core low-latency components for order entry, market data, exchange simulation, feature extraction, and strategy containers for systematic and high-frequency trading.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC high-frequency trading (HFT) C++ engineer

Builds

Live trading and market-data platforms (LCT, DMA OMS, market data feeds, PCAPs) for portfolio managers and risk systems

Domain

Financial services / High-frequency trading / Low-latency systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++, Python, OS tuning, networking stack, user-space drivers, kernel-bypass patterns, HPC grids, HFT quantitative research pipeline

Preferred skills

AWS, GCP, technical leadership, cross-team collaboration

Technologies

C++, Python, AWS, GCP

Responsibilities

Build low-latency infrastructure for order entry, market data, exchange simulators, feature extraction, and strategy containers; Build convenience layer tools to facilitate trading teams onboarding; Provide level 2 support for production systems; Collaborate with architects and researchers to deliver high ROI solutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with potential for team leadership