Urgently Need C++ Software Engineer (Market Connectivity Team) in USA

Job title: C++ Software Engineer (Market Connectivity Team)

Company: Trading Technologies

Job description: C++ Software Engineer (Market Connectivity Team)



Application Deadline: 18 April 2024



Department: Engineering



Employment Type: Full Time



Location: Chicago



Description



We are currently seeking a driven and talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Order Connectivity team. Our Software Engineers thrive on pushing the limits of technology to produce state-of-the-art applications for TT's platform, which is the front-end screen of choice for professional derivatives traders worldwide. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work on our award-winning trading platform which incorporates robust, high-performance tools for spread trading, strategy creation, algorithmic and automated trading, black-box execution, high-frequency proximity-based trading, and more.



What You Will Be Doing * Code day-to-day in C++ and other programming languages

• Design and implement software requirements and new product features


• Enhance and maintain existing functionality


• Participate in design discussions and review sessions


• Create high-level and detailed design documents


• Assist with product documentation, unit testing, and ensuring overall product quality


• Support, maintain, and enhance existing and new product functionality for trading software in a real-time, multi-threaded, multi-tier server architecture environment to create a high and low-level design for concurrent high throughput, low-latency software architecture


• Provide software development plans that meet the future needs of clients and markets


• Evolve the new software platform and architecture by introducing new components and integrating them with existing ones


• Perform memory and resource management analysis as well as performance improvements


• Analyze stack traces, core dumps, and production incident reports from traders and support teams


• Propose fixes and enhancements to existing trading systems


• Adhere to release and sprint planning with the Quality Assurance Group and Project Management


• Attend and participate in daily scrum meetings


• Design, develop and run automated testing and unit testing


• Design, develop, and program server-side software components

• Proficient with template and metaprogramming in general


• Proficient in debugging methods and tools (GDB, Address Sanitizer, etc.)


• Direct experience with object-oriented design skills


• Proficient in multi-threaded applications with a focus on performance


• Working knowledge of various IPC mechanisms


• Experience developing components in a distributed system


• Clean coding style with emphasis on readability


• Familiarity with Git is a plus


• Familiarity with TCP/IP and UDP protocols is a plus


• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements and working application code


• Experience in the trading industry (specifically market data processing) and with industry protocols such


• as FIX/SBE/ITCH is strongly preferred


• Experience with Linux operating systems is a plus


• Knowledge of Python is a plus


• Experience with automated testing and unit testing is a plus


• Familiarity with agile/iterative development methodologies


• Solid debugging and performance-tuning skills

• Competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, FSA, 401(k) and pre-tax transit/parking


• Flexible work schedules - with some remote work


• 22 PTO (paid time off) days per year with the ability to roll over days into the following year, robust paid holiday schedule with early dismissal, generous parental leave (for all genders and staff, including adoptive parents) and backup child care as well as tutoring services


• Tech resources, including, a ?rent-to-own? program where employees are eligible for a company-provided Mac/PC laptop and/or mobile phone of your choice; and a tech accessories budget for monitors, headphones, keyboards, office equipment, etc.


• Stipend and subsidy contributions toward personally-owned cell phones and laptops, gym memberships and health/wellness initiatives (including discounted healthcare premiums, healthy meal delivery programs or smoking cessation)


• Casual dress code and inspiring, motivating office environment


• Forward-thinking, culture-based organization with collaborative teams that promote diversity and inclusion through efforts such as TT Women in Tech and a committee dedicated to making TT a great place to work for everyone.

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