Senior Software Engineer – Client retention POD

Key Responsibilities

• Order Lifecycle Management: Maintain and evolve the core ASE/ALGO codebase, ensuring deterministic and reliable handling of orders, cancellations, executions and Market Data .
• Performance Engineering: Identify and resolve memory bottlenecks and CPU spikes within the orderrouting/Market data path to ensure consistent "p99" latency.
• Collaborative Development: Partner closely with other developers, and product managers to design and deliver robust, scalable software solutions.
• Code Maintenance and Fixing: The responsibility to "maintain and evolve the core ASE/ALGO codebase" aligns with the L3 pod's need to perform small, impactful improvements and fixes to client retention and stability issues.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Professional Experience: Substantial experience developing in C++ (standard 17 or higher) and Scala ideally within a trading firm.
• Expert Debugging: The requirement for "High proficiency with GDB (including advanced coredump analysis) and memory profiling tools" is essential for a team that acts as the first line of escalation for all PRBs, including crashes and alerts
• Concurrent Programming: Strong proficiency in writing, optimizing, and debugging complex multi-threaded applications.
• Expert Debugging: High proficiency with GDB (including advanced coredump analysis) and memory profiling tools.
• Modern Tooling: Experience utilizing AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot) to accelerate development, refactoring, and code quality.
• Strong Computer Science Foundations: A deep passion for algorithms, data structures, and the principles of clean, maintainable code.

• Domain Expertise: Prior hands-on experience with the Algo and Google ProtoBuf . .
• Scripting: Proficiency in Python for developing automated test suites.
• Performance Analysis: Experience with valgrind, perf and gprof for identifying and mitigating micro-architectural bottlenecks.
  
  

Benefits

• Health & Financial Security:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Time Off & Flexibility:
  • Enjoy the best of both worlds: the energy and collaboration of in-person work, combined with the convenience and focus of remote days. This is a hybrid position requiring three days of in-office collaboration per week, with the flexibility to work remotely for the remaining two days. Our hybrid model is designed to balance individual flexibility with the benefits of in-person collaboration, enhanced team cohesion, spontaneous innovation, hands-on mentorship opportunities and strengthens our company culture.
  • 21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, with the option to roll over unused days.
  • One dedicated day per year for volunteering.
  • Two professional development days per year to allow uninterrupted professional development.
  • An additional PTO day is added during milestone anniversary years.
  • Robust paid holiday schedule with early dismissal.
  • Generous parental leave for all parents (including adoptive parents).
• Work-Life Support & Resources:
  • Budget for tech accessories, including monitors, headphones, keyboards, and other office equipment.
  • Milestone anniversary bonuses.
• Wellness & Lifestyle Perks:
  • Subsidy contributions toward gym memberships and health/wellness initiatives.
• Our Culture:
  • Forward-thinking, culture-based organization with collaborative teams that promote diversity and inclusion.