Senior/Staff Software Engineer, C++ at Kronos Research

The Senior/Staff Software Engineer will be a technical leader within the core technology team, pushing boundaries of a high-frequency trading platform. This role involves devising innovative solutions for complex problems, reimagining engineering approaches, and leading the team towards significant improvements. They will join leading team in a fast-growing quantitative trading industry.

Responsibilities:

• Lead design of major software components, systems, and features
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve core libraries
• Redesign existing software architecture to improve efficiency and scalability
• Leverage advanced algorithms and data structures to improve the speed and accuracy of the tick by tick backtesting research platform
• Interact directly with traders to communicate technology changes, manage incidents and troubleshoot problems
• Contribute to technical discussions, code reviews and internal sharing
• Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of strong *hands-on* programming experience using C++14 (not C-style C++) in linux environment
• Hands on technical leadership experience leading software engineers and setting technical direction
• Strong understanding of computer systems, multithreading, networks, and performance optimization
• Experience architecting and developing large-scale software systems
• Strong written communication skills and intermediate English skills
• Passion and curiosity for quant trading and cryptocurrency markets

The role offers:

• Opportunity to work on a state-of-the-art high-frequency trading platform
• Chance to tackle complex problems and implement innovative solutions
• A leadership role in a fast-growing quantitative trading industry