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Software Engineer – Trading Team

A C++ engineer on a trading team who builds and tunes trading and order execution algorithms. The role mixes algorithm work, testing and platform performance.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Design and tune order execution algorithms in C++
Test algorithms thoroughly to limit financial risk
Improve platform performance and hardware efficiency
Experiment with new strategies alongside team members

What they ask for

Required

5+ years of C++
Algorithmic trading systems
Developing and maintaining market order execution algorithms
Large-scale data processing on HPC clusters
Testing and quality assurance discipline
Problem solving

Education: Bachelor's or Master's in computer science, engineering or similar
Experience: 5+ years of C++ with algorithmic trading experience
Languages and tools: C++

How to prepare

Build a simple execution algorithm such as TWAP or VWAP in C++ and test it on simulated data
Learn order types and exchange order book mechanics
Practise profiling and optimising C++ code
Write unit and simulation tests for trading logic

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Jump Trading and doesn’t handle applications.