Senior Software Engineer, C++ (Market Data)
Flow TradersAbout the Role
Flow Traders is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to lead the development of next-generation market data and execution platforms for systematic trading. You'll work at the intersection of feed handling, order book construction, and exchange microstructure, designing and implementing high-performance components for market data ingestion, normalization, and distribution. As a senior individual contributor, you'll help set the technical direction for the Core Platform used across quantitative research, pricing, strategy development, and execution across hundreds of venues.
- Lead the development and global rollout of the Core market data platform
- Design and implement high-performance components for market data ingestion, normalization, and distribution
- Develop tools and frameworks for building, tuning, and deploying data-driven systematic pricing and trading strategies
- Own the full lifecycle of components: deploy, monitor, profile, and optimize in production
- Work closely with focus group engineers, quants, and technical traders to refine requirements and iterate on platform design
Requirements
- BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
- 7+ years of post-graduation professional C++ software development experience
- Experience building low-latency market data ingestion, order execution, and algorithmic trading systems (proprietary trading industry preferred)
- Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- Experience in parallel, asynchronous, and multithreaded programming
- Demonstrated ability to write clean, reliable, and highly scalable C++ code
- Interest in extracting maximum performance from available hardware and software (CPU caches, memory layout, networking, etc.)
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues
What You'll Get
- $225k–$300k base salary