C++ Software Engineer - Core Trading Technology
Qube Research & Technologies · Chicago
Posted 9 days ago · $150,000 to $220,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 9 days Qube Research & Technologies's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 8% of Qube Research & Technologies's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Qube Research & Technologies
- low 0 stale, 1 reposted of 202 open
- Hiring momentum
- 252 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a C++ Software Engineer on the Core Trading Platform team, you will design and implement low-latency trading systems on Linux, focusing on performance and reliability. Your role involves engineering scalable distributed systems for real-time trading, analyzing system behavior, and optimizing code to enhance throughput and reduce latency. You will engage throughout the software lifecycle, collaborating with developers, traders, and operations to ensure the platform operates efficiently in live trading environments.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- 2+ years of professional C++/C development experience on Linux
- Strong expertise in TCP, UDP, multicast, and performance trade-offs in low-latency networks
- Experience building and operating high-throughput distributed systems in production
- Familiarity with scalable I/O models (e.g., epoll, io_uring), lock-free structures, and concurrent programming
- Deep attention to detail with a rigorous approach to performance troubleshooting and optimisation
- Proficiency in system-level tools (e.g., gdb, perf, tcpdump, valgrind, wireshark)
Nice to have
- Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Bash)
- Exposure to CI/CD or observability tooling
- Prior exposure to electronic trading or exchange-facing systems
What you get
- Base salary range of $150,000 to $220,000 per year
- Discretionary performance-based bonuses
- Competitive benefits package
Worth weighing
- Base salary range provided, but no specific details on bonuses or benefits
- Focus on low-latency systems may imply high-pressure work environment
- Requires deep technical expertise, which may limit broader software development exposure
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