Full Working rights in Australia required. No overseas candidates
We are looking for a high-performance C++ engineer to design and build ultra-low latency systems processing large volumes of real-time market data. This is a fully remote opportunity with compensation up to $400,000 for the right candidate.
If you've worked with hedge funds, trading systems, or large-scale market data environments, this role will be right in your wheelhouse.
What You'll Be Doing
* Design, implement, and maintain high-performance C++ services handling extremely high message rates and low-latency workloads
* Optimize systems for latency, throughput, and CPU/memory efficiency
* Develop and tune networking, messaging, and I/O layers for large real-time data flows
* Profile and debug performance bottlenecks across application, OS, and network layers
* Collaborate closely with quantitative, trading, and infrastructure teams
* Write clean, production-grade code with strong test coverage and documentation
* Contribute to code reviews, architectural discussions, and engineering best practices
Required Experience
* Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17/20 or later) 5+ years of experience
* Proven experience building performance critical, real time, or low latency systems (e.g., networking, trading systems, telemetry, gaming engines, or similar).
* Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, memory management, and optimization.
* Experience using profiling, benchmarking, and performance analysis tools (e.g., perf, valgrind, flame graphs, CPU/memory profilers).
* Proficiency with version control (Git) and standard build systems (CMake, Ninja, etc.).
* Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail; ability to work in a fast paced environment
* BONUS:
* o KDB / Q Experience for large market data
* o Modern data analysis with pytorch, pandas and modern tooling including Apache arrow
* o Familiar with basics statistics as applied to financial research
Nice to Have
* Financial markets experience (market data feeds, order routing, exchange connectivity)
* FIX, ITCH, MDP or other exchange protocols
* Hardware-aware optimization (NUMA, cache tuning, SIMD, CPU pinning)
* Monitoring/telemetry for performance-critical systems
* Python or Bash for tooling and automation
* Obsessed with performance and data-driven optimization
* Comfortable owning systems end-to-end in production
* Clear communicator across technical and non-technical teams
* Self-directed and thrive in iterative, high-impact environments
Compensation:
Up to $400k
Location:
Fully Remote
Impact:
Microseconds matter. Throughput matters. Performance is everything.
Interested candidates with full Australian working rights are encouraged to apply and join a growing, forward-thinking team.
Please email me your CV to c.thum@certusrecruitment.com then give Charmaine Thum a call on 0439 320 538
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