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Build and optimize low-latency C++ trading systems in collaboration with traders, quantitative researchers, and other engineering teams. | Requires at least five years of production modern C++, deep low-level systems and performance expertise, computer architecture and networking knowledge, and multithreaded or distributed systems experience. | Our Options Market Making Execution team is looking for a Senior Engineer to build high-performance, elegant solutions to keep CTC's options trading infrastructure fast, efficient, and competitive. You'll partner with Engineers, Traders, and Quant Researchers to develop and fine-tune execution engines and trading strategies with the goal of reducing latency, maximizing performance and improving P&L. By simplifying system management and constantly improving our options trading engines, you'll ensure our trading infrastructure remains scalable, responsive, and cutting-edge. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Design and build high-performance, low-latency trading systems that power our Options Market Making business • Work closely with traders, quants and technologists to drive ideas from inception to production in a timely and robust manner. • Partner with other teams such as operations, option pricing, exchange connectivity to ensure your solutions seamlessly integrate into our firmwide trading infrastructure. • Ensure operational safety and uphold the highest standards of software engineering by thoroughly testing code, following a coherent and maintainable design and architecture, and adhering to best practices-prioritizing carefully planned, well-structured solutions over ad hoc implementations. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR • A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a production environment using modern C++ • Deep knowledge of low level systems programming, optimization, and hardware/software co-design • Strong fundamentals in computer architecture and networking protocols • Experience writing multithreaded and distributed systems with an affinity for delivering clean, performant code • Ability to quickly triage issues and drive the resolution effort through completion • Experience working at a high frequency trading firm is preferred