Senior Low-Latency C++ Software Engineer

The role

You will design, build, and optimize greenfield, high-performance distributed trading systems in C++. You will partner with quant researchers and trading teams to translate strategies into production systems.

What you will do

• Design, build, and optimize greenfield, high-performance distributed trading systems in C++
• Focus on latency, scalability, and reliability
• Partner with quant researchers and trading teams to translate strategies into production systems
• Contribute to the overall architecture

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in low-latency / high-performance C++ development
• Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20/23) and systems programming
• Experience with multithreading, concurrency, and real-time systems
• Solid understanding of Linux systems and low-level performance optimization
• 5+ years' experience developing high-performance applications in modern C++
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and multithreaded programming
• Solid understanding of low-latency systems and performance optimisation techniques
• Experience in electronic trading systems (market data, execution, or connectivity)
• Understanding of market microstructure
• Knowledge of networking (TCP/UDP) and system-level performance tuning
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with researchers, traders, and engineers

Nice to have

• Exposure to hardware acceleration (e.g. FPGA)
• Interest in quantitative finance, electronic trading, or market making

Benefits

• Discretionary performance-based bonuses
• Competitive benefits package

About the company

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager. It is a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing.