The role
Building and tuning the systems that carry orders to market, where latency is measured in microseconds. The work sits next to the trading desks it serves.
What the work involves
- Develop and optimise low-latency trading systems in modern C++
- Profile and remove latency across the order path
- Build exchange connectivity and market data handlers
- Work with traders on what the system needs to do next
What firms look for
- Strong modern C++ and an understanding of what the hardware does
- Experience with profiling, cache behaviour and lock-free design
- Linux systems knowledge, including networking
- Trading systems experience helps; strong systems engineers are considered without it
- Right to work in Singapore, or eligibility for sponsorship
This description is written by QuantStep from what the role involves, and is not the firm's own posting. Applications go to Hudson River Trading directly — QuantStep is not the employer, does not receive applications and is not a recruiter. Requirements, compensation and availability are the firm's to state, so check the posting before applying.