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HFT Core Engineer (C++) (Archive)

Infrastructure & System Engineering Archive

About the Company:

We’re partnering with a technology-first hedge fund where technology is the core of the business.
The company’s key assets include:
• Trading infrastructure for both crypto and traditional markets
• AI models and research pipelinesused directly in trading decision-making
• Next-generation computing systems, including experiments with novel hardware and performance-critical software
The fund builds trading systems at the intersection of financial markets, AI, and frontier technologies. It operates its own AI research lab, has stable long-term funding, and access to experimental hardware. At the current stage, the company is entering a phase where research is being reinforced by engineering and trading, including the development of high-frequency trading (HFT) system with strict latency and reliability requirements, and is looking for an HFT Core Engineer (C++).

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop core HFT infrastructure from scratch
  • Build a high-performance runtime for market data ingestion and order execution
  • Develop a backtesting system for trading strategies
  • Participate in architecture design and key technical decisions
  • Optimize systems for low latency and high throughput
  • Collaborate closely with research team

Requirements:

  • Profound experience with C++
  • Experience in HFT
  • Background in high-performance and low-latency systems
  • Experience building systems or architecture from scratch
  • Solid understanding of performance optimization and system design
  • Ability to work independently and make technical decisions

Location & Format:

  • Hybrid work in Amsterdam
  • Full relocation and visa support provided

Why this role is interesting?

  • Work at the intersection of trading, AI, and frontier technologies
  • Opportunity to build systems from scratch
  • Access to an in-house AI research lab
  • Use of modern and experimental hardware
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