full-time
Software Engineer - Trading Systems
WorldQuant
- Employer
- WorldQuant
- Location
- Chicago
- Working pattern
- on-site
- Salary
- $150,000–$250,000 / year
About the role
Develop low-latency, high-throughput C++ code and build mission-critical trading infrastructure for the front-office development team. Collaborate with portfolio managers to implement trading systems and adapt existing systems to the next-generation trading platform. Candidates need at least four years of high-performance C++ development experience, modern C++ knowledge, and familiarity with template metaprogramming. They should also have in-depth knowledge of network programming and distributed computing, strong Unix/Linux fundamentals, and a solid understanding of data structures and algorithms; finance experience is preferred but not required.