Software Engineer - Trading Systems
WorldQuantNew York, New York, United States • Chicago, Illinois, United States • Austin, Texas, United States • Connecticut, United States
Posted March 18, 2026
150000 - 250000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across a broad range of asset classes and global markets.
Job Description
WorldQuant is seeking exceptional C++ developers to join our front office development team to further enhance and build our next generation trading platforms. Employees are encouraged to think openly about problems, balancing intellectualism and practicality. The role involves writing low latency, high throughput C++ code, implementing mission critical trading infrastructure, and adapting existing systems to our next generation trading platform.
Requirements
- A minimum of 4 years of writing high performance C++
- Modern C++ knowledge (C++17/20, etc)
- C++ template meta programming knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of network programming and distributed computing
- Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux fundamentals
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
Benefits
- Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents
- Flexible spending account
- 401k
- Fully paid parental leave
- Generous PTO (paid time off)
- Employee discounts for gym memberships
- Wellness activities
- Healthy snacks
- Casual dress code
- Learning and development courses
- Speakers
- Team-building off-site
- Employee resource groups
