Software Engineer - Trading Systems

What this role involves

WorldQuant seeks a Software Engineer to join its front office development team, building next-generation trading platforms. The role involves writing low-latency C++ code, implementing mission-critical trading infrastructure, and collaborating with portfolio managers. Candidates should have at least 4 years of high-performance C++ experience, modern C++ knowledge, and expertise in network programming and distributed computing.

Skills this posting asks for

• c++
• low latency
• high throughput
• network programming
• distributed computing
• unix
• linux
• data structures
• algorithms
• c++17
• c++20
• template metaprogramming
• finance

Requirements

• 4 years of experience
• Level: mid
• Remote policy: onsite

From the employer’s posting

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets. We seek to produce high-quality predictive signals (alphas) through our proprietary research platform to employ financial strategies focused on mar…