A leading quantitative trading firm is seeking a C++ Software Engineer to join its high-frequency trading team in New York. The team builds and evolves fully automated trading systems that leverage advanced research, large-scale simulation and real-time machine learning.
This engineer will help design, optimize and deploy the core systems that drive the firm’s global trading operations – working across research, pricing and execution. The role offers a rare opportunity to work on end-to-end technical challenges, from algorithmic design to production performance tuning, in an environment where every nanosecond counts.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with researchers and quantitative developers to design and optimize high-performance trading systems.
- Build and maintain end-to-end infrastructure that connects research, simulation and production execution.
- Develop, profile, and tune low-latency C++ code used in live trading and research platforms.
- Contribute to the firm’s pricing, data and strategy frameworks from ideation through implementation.
- Push frequent, high-impact code changes to production with a focus on safety, scalability and reliability.
- Ensure code quality and adherence to architectural and operational best practices.
- Develop a deep understanding of market microstructure, exchange behaviour and execution dynamics.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of professional experience developing C++ software in latency-sensitive systems (e.g. market data, order routing, simulation engines, or HPC).
- Deep understanding of C++ (modern standards, concurrency, memory management, templates).
- Experience with Linux systems programming, scripting (e.g. Bash or Python), and performance profiling.
- Proven ability to write efficient, maintainable, and production-ready code.
- Strong analytical mindset, able to balance innovation and practical engineering.
- Curiosity about markets, data and distributed real-time systems.
Compensation:
The base salary ranges $200,000-$275,000 USD (excluding performance bonuses)
Does this role sound like a match? Apply today or send your application to: applications@elityglobal.com
