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C++ Developer (Market Execution)

A senior C++ role improving the market access systems used for low-latency and high-frequency trading. It sits in a systematic manager's market access team covering all main global markets.

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.

Tune market access gateways for lower latency
Turn trader and researcher requests into system changes
Set up deployments with Linux and network engineers
Work with exchanges and vendors to speed new market onboarding

What they ask for

Required

Expert C++ and Linux
Low-latency optimisation and tuning
Market access systems experience
HFT support experience

Preferred

Asian markets experience
Knowledge of financial products
Strong communication

Education: No degree level stated.
Experience: Senior C++ developer with proven HFT experience
Languages and tools: C++
Markets: equities, futures, options, fx, fixed-income, commodities

How to prepare

Build a FIX or binary-protocol order gateway and measure latency
Study kernel bypass, CPU pinning and cache effects
Learn how exchange order entry protocols differ across venues
Read about HFT system testing and deployment

What to study

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