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C++ Software Developer (Exchange Connectivity)

C++ Software Developer (Exchange Connectivity)

SilverStrand Executive Search LimitedHong Kong
9 days ago
Job description

This is an opportunity to develop trading systems for cryptocurrencies in the rapidly evolving class of digital assets with a world class platform. You’ll learn from their experienced trading team and help develop and support systems that execute millions of trades on crypto exchanges across the globe.

  • Develop C++ applications that connect to cryptocurrency exchanges and cryptocurrency protocols and provide normalised exchange access to our auto trading applications
  • Be a domain expert in 2-3 exchange systems cryptocurrency protocols. Apply this expertise to improve the trading performance of our own systems and / or to request improvements to exchange systems
  • Be accountable for the deployment, monitoring and management of connectivity solutions for the exchanges you’ve be an expert in. Help troubleshoot other exchange connectivity as required
  • Optimise applications for microsecond latencies and efficient utilisation of scant messaging bandwidth
  • Help engineer internally developed middleware and messaging protocols, improving reliability, scalability, throughput and latency
  • Collaborate with traders and strategy Developers to analyse logs and build tools to assist in the analysis of execution performance
  • Develop ancillary trading system infrastructure in python as required
  • Create tools to automate the configuration, deployment, monitoring and troubleshooting of trading systemponents
  • Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms and daily office banter.

Description

  • A software engineer with 3+ years experience in developing clean, maintainable and performant code in C++ on linux
  • Experience profiling C++ code with any of cachegrind, valgrind or other profiling tools
  • A thorough understanding of network programming : UDP, TCP, TLS, Websockets
  • Bonus points will be awarded to candidates who have developed websocket execution for any of the top 10 cryptocurrency exchanges and who can articulate the challenges they faced
  • You can find the balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities
  • You are reliable, take pride in delivering robust software and are willing to be on call to support the systems you develop

    • What we are looking for

  • Experience with high transaction, latency optimised, distributed systems
  • Experience configuring and monitoring Linux machines
  • Experience with inter process messaging using shared memory
  • Experience with cloudputing infrastructure such as AWS
  • Experience developing high performance exchange connectivity software, for market making in traditional markets.
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