QuantRec.com - Financial Recruiting: C++ Developer, Top Financial NYC (low level, multiprocessor, low latency)


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Job Description:

Senior C++ Developer X3

Large Financial Company / NYC

$$ is open - top tier company wants top tier talent

Note: This is the team developing applications and data solutions for company's core trading platform. The team is undertaking a major new development initiative. The team will only hire people with significant academic and professional accomplishments. Must have a Computer Science degree from top Comp Sci program, ideally Masters or PhD. The team is open to hiring a recent PhD grad with a few years of experience or a senior developer with 8+ years of relevant development experience in large-scale, high performance, robust C++ based software solutions. Ideally person would also have experience developing solutions for handling large amounts of data. The team would prefer to hire someone from outside the financial industry who has stronger computer science fundamentals and stronger interest in technology.

Position Description:

This senior software developer position with Enterprise Application Infrastructure group of the bank includes responsibilities for developing and supporting core C++ application toolkits and components for use throughout the business.
The focus of the role is the development of the C++ libraries which are used to build applications across the firm, the firms next generation C++ infrastructure, as well as further developing the functionality of our existing systems
The successful candidate should have performance optimization experience, in-depth knowledge of low-latency networking and multicore scalability.

The products developed by this team are used across the firm. This means that the role requires a developer with strong technical skills and the experience to understand the implications of their design decisions and good understanding of current best practices in application architecture, software design and code development.

The main responsibilities of the role include:
- Design and development of C++ libraries in collaboration with global team.
- Maintenance and support of existing C++ libraries.
- Identification of current technology gaps and potential solutions.
- Identifying the 'bleeding-edge' technologies that will form the basis of the firms next-generation systems.
-Interact with internal clients to on component requirements

Must Have:
Extensive knowledge of C++ on Linux and/or Windows.
- Deep understanding of multi-threading and multicore architecture as well as low-latency networking issues.
- Track record of multi-tier application design and development in C++.
- Experience building re-usable code.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills; Broad interest in technology.
-Strong communication skills

Nice to Have:
Experience with tuning-up OS kernel is a plus