Middle C++ Software Engineer — Ultra-Low Latency Trading Systems

Proprietary trading firm

📍 Abu Dhabi · onsite 💰 Range on request 🛠 C/C++, Linux, low-level systems and network development, OS internals, x86 assembly 🎯 Middle+

The role Work directly with traders, researchers and other developers to engineer ultra-low latency, high-throughput trading systems. Take projects from conception to deployment, drive innovation in the frameworks the trading applications are built on, and benchmark and tune critical services for optimum performance. Performance is critical, but the platform is also built to be massively scalable, flexible and forward-looking.

Must have • Advanced proficiency in C/C++ systems development on Linux • Performance tuning and optimisation of low-latency software • Demonstrable success building high-performance software • Experience building latency-sensitive systems; strong understanding of low-level systems and network development • Strong understanding of hardware stack and architecture from a latency perspective • Strong understanding of network protocols • Advanced knowledge of operating system internals and the Linux kernel • Interest in x86 assembly

Nice to have • Experience writing assembly code

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