Senior Software Engineer – Order Management & Trade Allocation (C++/Linux)
Millennium · New York, NY
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- Full-time
- $212,500 / year
- New York, NY
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Job highlights
- Design and build next-gen global trading platform.
- Focus on order management and trade allocation.
- Work with greenfield architecture, low-latency systems.
- Collaborate with traders, risk, and business teams.
- Own features end-to-end, optimize system performance.
About the role
Senior Software Engineer – Order Management & Trade Allocation (C++/Linux)
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in C++ and low-latency Linux server-side development to help design and build the next generation of our firm’s global trading platform. This role focuses on the core order management and trade allocation systems that support all asset classes traded across the firm.
You will be a key contributor to a greenfield architecture centered around an in-house sequencer framework that enables deterministic event ordering, real-time state management, and ultra-low-latency processing. This is a hands-on engineering role that will directly influence the technical direction, performance characteristics, and reliability of mission-critical trading infrastructure.
Responsibilities
As part of the Order Management & Allocation engineering team, you will:
- Design and implement components of a new firm-wide order and execution workflow platform.
- Build systems that:
- Intake aggregate orders with complex allocation instructions.
- Perform real-time risk, compliance, and order-marking checks.
- Route orders to global brokers and venues across Equities, Futures, FX, and other products.
- Process executions and perform real-time allocation of fills to fund accounts and feeding this downstream to post trade systems.
- Real-time and historical analytics, monitoring, and reconciliation tools.
- Work closely with portfolio managers, traders, middle office, and risk teams to understand requirements and translate them into robust, scalable solutions.
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of features: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support.
- Contribute to system performance tuning, profiling, and optimization to meet stringent latency and throughput requirements.
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and ongoing improvements to development standards and best practices.
Qualifications & Required Skills
- 7+ years of experience developing high-performance C++ server-side applications on Linux, including systems operating within sub-50µs latency budgets.
- Hands-on experience with Aeron, SBE, or comparable low-latency messaging technologies used in trading systems
- Understanding of binary wire protocols, message serialization, and zero-copy data movement
- Strong background in real-time, event-driven architectures, inter-process communication, and concurrency.
- Deep understanding of Linux internals, performance tuning, memory management, and network programming.
- Strong command of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and low-level systems concepts.
- Familiarity with trading workflows and product knowledge across Equities, Futures, Options, and Fixed Income is strongly preferred.
- Experience with SQL; exposure to kdb+/q is a significant differentiator.
- Hands-on Java development experience is highly beneficial.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and pride in high-quality work.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability and desire to help others succeed.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with frequently shifting priorities.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to interact across technical and business teams.
The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future. Millennium pays a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. When finalizing an offer, we take into consideration an individual’s experience level and the qualifications they bring to the role to formulate a competitive total compensation package.
Key skills/competency
- Senior Software Engineer C++ Linux
- Low-latency development
- Order management systems
- Trade allocation
- C++
- Linux
- Server-side development
- Real-time systems
- Event-driven architecture
- High-performance computing
Skills & topics
- Senior Software Engineer
- C++
- Linux
- Low-latency
- Trading Systems
- Order Management
- Trade Allocation
- Server-side Development
- Financial Technology
- High-performance computing
- Software Development
- Engineering
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight C++, Linux, low-latency, and trading systems experience.
- Showcase ownership: Emphasize your end-to-end feature lifecycle experience.
- Demonstrate collaboration: Mention working with traders and risk teams.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Brush up on data structures, algorithms, and C++ performance tuning.
- Understand the domain: Familiarize yourself with trading workflows and financial products.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Senior Software Engineer role at Millennium?
- The primary focus is designing and building the next generation of Millennium's global trading platform, specifically concentrating on core order management and trade allocation systems using C++ and low-latency Linux server-side development.
- What technical skills are essential for this Senior Software Engineer position?
- Essential technical skills include 7+ years of C++ server-side development on Linux, sub-50µs latency experience, knowledge of low-latency messaging technologies (like Aeron or SBE), understanding of binary protocols, and strong C++ object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
- What kind of trading experience is preferred for this role at Millennium?
- Familiarity with trading workflows and product knowledge across Equities, Futures, Options, and Fixed Income is strongly preferred. Experience with SQL and a differentiator with kdb+/q is also beneficial.
- What is the work environment like for a Senior Software Engineer at Millennium?
- The role operates in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with frequently shifting priorities. It requires a collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
- What is the estimated salary range for the Senior Software Engineer role in New York?
- The estimated base salary range for this position in New York is $175,000 to $250,000. Millennium also offers a total compensation package that includes a discretionary performance bonus and benefits.
- What is the significance of the greenfield architecture mentioned in the job description?
- The greenfield architecture is centered around an in-house sequencer framework designed for deterministic event ordering, real-time state management, and ultra-low-latency processing, offering a significant opportunity to influence the technical direction of critical trading infrastructure.
- Does Millennium require specific academic qualifications for this Senior Software Engineer role?
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline is required. Beyond academics, practical experience and skills are highly valued.
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