Hudson River Trading (HRT) needs C++ engineers to build and optimize highly performant, fault-tolerant systems for live trading across global markets, where every microsecond matters.
Requirements
Advanced C++ experience is required, daily use preferred
Knowledge of UNIX operating systems (we use Linux), system/processor performance, and network communication
Responsibilities
Develop and optimize infrastructure for market data, order entry and execution logic, spanning tens of asset classes including options, equities, futures, crypto, and fixed income.
Design fault-tolerant, low-latency systems for live trading, including encoding/prioritization of data over WAN links and recovery from hardware failures.
Profile and improve performance-critical code for both throughput and latency in production environments.
Build and maintain infrastructure that drives products including client-facing wholesale and SDP platforms, distributed network filesystems, and scalable research workflows.
Write software that interfaces with specialized hardware such as FPGAs and ASICs used in trading systems.
Other
You’re one of the top devs in your current organization, as measured by productivity, technical capability, and helpfulness to other devs.
You are capable of solving complex engineering problems independently and providing technical advice for others in areas of your expertise.
You can make progress on long-term architectural projects while troubleshooting smaller tasks and bug fixes with agility.
You can describe software designs at a high level (the abstract interface), low level (step-by-step algorithm), or anywhere in between.
You are always looking for ways to make systems better.
1+ years of professional work experience
Superior design, debugging, and problem solving skills
