Software Engineer, C++

Flow Traders US is seeking talented C++ Engineers to join our growing team in New York. Software Engineers at Flow Traders provide us our competitive edge, equipping traders with the information and capabilities that they need to make sound business decisions. C++ plays a critical role in our event-driven trading systems, which are designed to reliably handle vast amounts of data at ultra-low latencies.As a C++ Engineer, you will write efficient code, create new designs and maintain existing applications with a focus on low latency and stability. You will work in small teams grouped by business area and follow agile practices. Your team will own a set of related applications and work in tight, daily collaboration with business owners. These end users are only a short walk away, which creates swift feedback loops and immediate insight into the value that your code provides. To foster collaboration and enable autonomy, we maintain shared libraries, encourage code re-use, and continuously evolve our views on application architecture.What You Will DoWrite efficient code, create new designs and maintain existing applications with a focus on low latency and stabilityWork in small teams grouped by business area and follow agile practices Own a set of related applications and work in tight, daily collaboration with business owners Align requirements, implementation, and standards with global C++ Engineering TeamDeliver core US roadmap items which require real-time and/or critical-path softwareTechnologies we use:C++17 (soon to migrate to C++20!)Linux across all infrastructure                  Git for version control and Bitbucket for code review. Atlassian products for SDLC (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo)Native Linux development environment with your choice of IDE or editor Python 3 for automated testingWhat You Need to SucceedBSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or equivalent5+ years post-graduation professional C++ software development experience (proprietary trading industry preferred)Ability to write clean, reliable, and highly scalable codeExpertise in algorithms and data structuresExperience in parallel, asynchronous, and multithreaded programmingInterest in achieving maximum performance from available hardware and softwareAbility to communicate with technical and non-technical business colleaguesAbility to travel to Flow Traders' offices around the worldAt Flow Traders, we acknowledge the importance of open and transparent communication whether it be with our employees, our stakeholders, or our local and global communities. When it comes to salary, Flow Traders uses reliable market research to create base ranges. Where candidates will fall within the range depends on a few different factors including but not limited to level of experience, location, and specific skill set. We also consider ourselves one global team, and to demonstrate that, all employees are eligible to share in the company’s success through an annual discretionary variable remuneration allocated based on company, group and individual performance and contribution.Per the NYC Salary Transparency Law, the total compensation for this role includes a base of $185,000 - $210,000 plus annual discretionary variable remuneration.Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.