Databento is a startup that builds modern APIs to get financial data. As a Series A startup, we've raised $37.8M to date, and grown our revenues by over 958% Y/Y in the past year—all with a team of fewer than 30 employees.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust.
- Knowledge of systems programming, algorithms, data structures, multithreading, networked I/O, serialization, CPU architecture, kernel, and compilers.
- Experience working with multiprocess environments.
- Comfortable with lldb/gdb.
- An interest in low-level optimization and performance engineering.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance server applications in C/C++ and Rust.
- Write message parsers and feed handlers for direct market data feeds from trading venues.
- Optimize existing codebase for high throughput (millions of messages per second, up to 40+ gigabits) and low latency (measured in nanoseconds).
- Implement tools and libraries for petabyte-scale data processing and analysis.
- Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for build, deployment, CI/CD.
- Implement monitoring and improve application uptime.
- Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates.
Other
- Prior internship experience or 1 to 3 years of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a trading firm, tech company, or high-growth startup.
- Good communication skills and work ethic for a remote workplace.
- An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading.
- Databento, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics.
- If you need an accommodation, please let us know.
