Talan

FinTech

C++SoftwareEngineer

$110–150k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“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.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

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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