Middle C++ Engineer | Low-Latency Trading

Our client

Our client is a crypto HFT / proprietary trading firm that has been operating since 2017, trading exclusively with its own capital.

The firm runs high-frequency systematic strategies across major crypto exchanges, covering 2,000+ trading pairs and millions of trades per day through globally deployed, low-latency infrastructure.

It’s a relatively small, highly technical team with a flat structure, giving engineers direct ownership of systems where microseconds, reliability, and execution performance matter.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement new exchange and market connectivity.

• Develop and maintain high-load, low-latency C++ applications.

• Identify bottlenecks and continuously reduce system latency.

• Improve the performance, stability, and reliability of core trading infrastructure.

• Troubleshoot complex production and performance issues.

• Work closely with trading, Python, and operations teams.

• Contribute to architecture and engineering decisions as the platform scales.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of professional software development experience, ideally 4+.

• Strong commercial experience with modern C++.

• Experience with high-load and/or low-latency systems.

• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and software design patterns.

• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including REST and WebSockets.

• Strong debugging, profiling, and problem-solving skills.

• Proactive, detail-oriented approach and ability to take ownership.

Nice to Have

• Experience in crypto, financial markets, HFT, or electronic trading.

• Knowledge of FIX or exchange connectivity protocols.

• Experience with distributed systems.

• Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, Kibana, Grafana, or Prometheus.

• Working knowledge of Python.

Why Join

• Work on real high-frequency crypto trading infrastructure processing millions of trades daily.

• Solve performance problems where latency improvements directly affect trading results.

• Build connectivity across a large number of markets and exchanges.

• Join a small, highly technical team with a flat structure and significant engineering ownership.

• Work on globally distributed, latency-sensitive systems at meaningful scale.

• Relocate to and work from Dubai.