For C++ engineers with 3+ years in low-latency systems at a live HFT or quant shop. If you're a strong engineer at a big firm, you probably know the pattern:– Inherited systems you can't fundamentally change.– Three layers between your code and production.– A queue of approvals before you can ship.– Comp tied to politics, not output. This isn't that. The firm A proprietary HFT firm in New York. ~40 people. Profitable for over a decade. Built quietly, on purpose. Everything in-house. PnL per person well above industry norm and still growing.
The work:- Execution engines, market data infrastructure, full-stack performance engineering on systems that trade live. Trading, research, and engineering in the same room. Your code in production in days, not quarters.
- You'll get
- Real ownership from day one. A small team with a high bar. Comp highly competitive at every level.
- New York. On-site.