C++ Software Engineer

Job Description

Location: NYC (Hybrid – at least 4 days onsite/week, Monday - Thursday)

This is a 6 month consulting opportunity that can be extended up to 12 months

Visa Sponsorship: Talan does not sponsor U.S. work permits or employment visas.

We are looking for a strong C++ Developer to build a greenfield, low-latency market data application for a high-frequency trading firm. The ideal candidate will have strong OOP fundamentals, especially in C++, and will be passionate about developing new features on Trade and Market Access Platforms.

Role and responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance C++ systems from the ground up for a global Market Data Feed Application

• Apply strong OOP, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms to build clean and maintainable systems

• Design scalable, low-latency components for real-time market data processing

• Develop network connectivity using UDP/TCP, including multicast

• Implement and integrate financial market data protocols including ITCH, PITCH, and OUCH

• Build market data processing and order book components

• Design concurrent, thread-safe systems with a focus on latency, throughput, and reliability

• Profile, benchmark, and optimize performance-critical code

• Optimizing this platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other advanced techniques to minimize latency

Qualifications

Requirements

• 3-5 years of C++ backend development

  • Strong C++ programming and object-oriented design fundamentals (Must be familiar with C++ 23 features or latest C++ 17)

• Excellent knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

• Experience building performance-sensitive or real-time systems is highly preferred.

Company’s Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:

• 💵 Salary between USD $120,000 - 150,000
• 💸401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 🌴15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 📴8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• ❤️‍🩹Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• 🦺Voluntary STD and LTD
• 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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