Systems Engineer - Banking & Finance

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? 

Join a leading quantitative trading firm with a 25+ year track record of innovation, built around a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. With more than 1,300 employees across over a dozen global offices, the organisation provides a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues work together to identify unique market opportunities.

The company is looking for an experienced C++ Engineer with 5+ years of experience developing low-latency systems. Experience within financial services, trading, or HFT would be ideal, although candidates from other industries with strong and relevant technical expertise will also be considered.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity and apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and enhance high-performance trading systems that collect market data and route orders across global exchanges.
• Optimise systems for speed and efficiency, using C++ alongside network and systems programming techniques to minimise latency.
• Build scalable platforms that provide access to historical market data and support trading simulations.
• Develop analytical tools to identify trends and patterns within large datasets.
• Create and maintain risk-management, monitoring and performance-tracking systems.
• Contribute to the wider engineering team through technical interviews and occasional university recruitment activity.

Skills/Must Have:

• 5+ years of professional experience developing low-latency systems in C++.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and object-oriented programming.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working with Linux environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or another relevant technical discipline.

Salary:

• Approximately CAD $250K total compensation.