Skip to content
getdataengineeringjobs
Back to results

C++ Software Engineer - Market Data Infrastructure (United States)

Stamford, Connecticut, United States Mid Posted

Summary

Written in English from the original posting

Trexquant is hiring a C++ Software Engineer to build high-throughput, low-latency market data infrastructure for equities, futures, and options. The role involves developing reusable libraries for decoding, normalizing, publishing, and consuming market data, partnering with quantitative researchers, and maintaining reliable production systems. Requirements include 3+ years of C++ experience and familiarity with serialization formats and time-series or in-memory data systems.

Job description

Trexquant is a growing systematic fund at the forefront of quantitative finance, with a core team of highly accomplished researchers and engineers. To keep pace with our expanding global trading operations, we are seeking a C++ Software Engineer to design and build high throughput / low-latency market data infrastructure. This is a high-impact role that sits at the heart of Trexquant's trading platform.

Responsibilities:

  • Write efficient, scalable and maintainable code with a strong focus on performance, testing and code quality.
  • Design and build high-performance market data infrastructure in modern C++ for equities, futures and options across global venues.
  • Build reusable libraries for decoding, normalizing, publishing and consuming market data.
  • Partner closely with quantitative researchers to understand downstream data requirements.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and ensure reliable 24/7 market data infrastructure.

Requirements

  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 3+ years of professional C++ (14,17,20) development experience focused on low-latency, high-throughput systems.
  • Proven track record building or maintaining real-time market-data feed infrastructure.
  • Strong grasp of concurrency, lock-free algorithms, memory-model semantics, and compiler optimizations.
  • Familiarity with serialization formats (FAST, SBE, Protocol Buffers) and time-series databases or in-memory caches.
  • Comfort with scripting in Python for prototyping, testing, and ops automation.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary, plus bonus based on individual and company performance.
  • Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment
  • PPO Health, dental and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents.
  • Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
  • Weekly company meals

The base salary range is $150,000 - $200,000 depending on the candidate’s educational and professional background. Base salary is one component of Trexquant’s total compensation, which may also include a discretionary, performance-based bonus. This position is classified as overtime-exempt.

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The weekly Digest

The week's most transparent data engineering jobs in your inbox once a week.

Once a week, a few new jobs that state their salary, location and stack, plus links to the rest. No open tracking; clicks are counted per issue, not per person. Unsubscribe with one click.

Similar jobs

Trexquant Investment Apply