CareerPlan

Senior C++ Software Engineer

USAFull-time$103k–$143k2026-11-07 → 2026-11-08

Core

Design and build real-time position, PnL, and risk services with strict latency requirements for a trading firm.

Role type

Senior C++ Software Engineer (High-Performance Distributed Systems)

Builds

Real-time position, PnL, and risk services; high-performance distributed systems; fault-tolerant messaging systems and data pipelines

Domain

Financial Trading / High-Frequency Trading

Required skills

Modern C++ (C++14/17), Multithreading, Lock-free programming, Memory models, High-bandwidth system design, Fault-tolerant system design, Relational database design, SQL, Linux/Unix systems, Networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets), Debugging tools (GDB, Wireshark, tcpdump)

Preferred skills

PostgreSQL

Technologies

Linux, PostgreSQL, SQL, TCP/IP, Unix, C++