Talan
FinTech
C++SoftwareEngineer
“C++ Software Engineer at Talan. Skills: Market data systems, Low-latency systems, C++ development. Design high-performance market data systems. Implement high-performance market data systems”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure market data platform scales; Maintain highest standards of resiliency; Maintain highest standards of precision; Maintain highest standards of speed
Industry & Context.
Debugging; Problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Hands-on experience in modern C++, Deep understanding of large-scale, real-time, low-latency systems, Multithreading, memory management, and networking, Application performance assessment, latency analysis, profiling, OS tuning, Experience building or maintaining market data feed handlers, Order book systems, or exchange connectivity infrastructure, Debugging and problem-solving skills, Familiarity with exchange protocols, Demonstrated ownership of systems operating in production, Ability to balance performance, correctness, and maintainability
Nice to Have
C++ 20/23 experience, Enable C++ 26 features
What You'll Do.
Design high-performance market data systems
Implement high-performance market data systems
Own high-performance market data systems
Drive exchange protocol upgrades
Drive venue onboarding
Drive behavioral changes
Expand market coverage
Expand asset class coverage
Improve data completeness
Improve internal consistency
Optimize systems for throughput
Optimize systems for latency
Optimize systems for resiliency
Act as production owner
Drive projects from design through deployment
Provide long-term operational support
Partner with trading teams
Partner with quantitative research teams
Translate business requirements
Contribute to architectural direction
Raise engineering standards
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with engineering teams; Partner with trading teams; Partner with quantitative research teams
Process & Methodology
Ownership
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