Position Details

Salary $120K – $140K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior C++ Developer focusing on high-performance, low-latency market data processing in a fintech setting, with Linux system programming and networking expertise.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement high-performance C++ services for real-time data processing
Optimize latency, throughput, and CPU/memory usage
Develop and tune networking and I/O paths
Profile and debug performance issues across application and OS levels
Collaborate with quantitative and infrastructure teams

Technical Overview

C++-based real-time services, Linux networking (sockets/epoll), low-latency optimizations, Market Data integrations, and use of DPDK/RDMA where applicable; familiarity with KDB+ and Nexus is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

Senior C++ developer with market data experience and low-latency focus, strong Linux systems programming, and the ability to work onsite in a high-performance fintech environment.

Must-Have Skills

Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17/20 or later)Hands-on experience with Market DataConcurrency and synchronizationReal-time/low latency systemsLinux systems programmingProfiling/benchmarking/PerfGitCMakeNinja

Nice-to-Have Skills

Kernel bypass (DPDK/RDMA/VMA)Experience in financial marketsMarket data protocols (FIXMDPITCH)Multicast and low latency networkingNexusSplunkCompTIA Security+

Tools & Platforms

LinuxSocketsepollThreadsPerfValgrindFlame GraphsGitCMakeNinjaDPDKRDMAVMANexusKDB+Python

Required Skills

C++C++17/20Market DataconcurrencyLinux systems programmingsocketsepollthreadsmemory managementCPU affinityprofilingbenchmarkingperformance analysisperfvalgrindflame graphsGitCMakeNinjaDPDKRDMAVMAkernel bypassNexusKDB+Python

Hard Skills

Soft Skills

attention to detailproblem-solvingteamworkcommunicationleadership

Certifications

Preferred

CompTIA Security+

Industry & Role

Industry Fintech

Job Function Develop high-performance C++ real-time data processing services for fintech trading systems

Keywords for Your Resume

c++c++17c++20market datalow latencyreal-timelinuxsocketsepollthreadsmemory managementcpu affinityperfvalgrindflame graphsgitcmakeninjadpdkrdmavmakernel bypassnexuskdb+pythonC++Market DataLinuxDPDKRDMAKDB+NexusGitCMake

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