Senior Software Engineer C++
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026.
Overview
Senior Software Engineer - C++
GTS is currently seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Trading Systems Development Team to drive the expansion of our platform and trading teams into new capabilities, markets and asset types. This role requires a strong interest in financial markets and the technology that supports it. A qualified candidate would have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You will work directly with the Development Team (CoreDev) to support our trading teams. The successful candidate will be team oriented and a systematic problem solver, and will help us design, build and operate mission critical systems used for financial markets transactions.
GTS is a collection of financial services companies spanning a wide array of asset classes and investment approaches, all powered by the combination of market expertise with innovative, proprietary technology. With roots as a quantitative trading firm continually building for the future, the GTS family of companies are able to leverage the latest in artificial intelligence systems and sophisticated pricing models to bring consistency, efficiency, and transparency to today’s financial markets. GTS’s electronic market maker GTS Securities accounts for 3-5% of daily cash equities volume in the U.S. and is a leading Designated Market Maker (DMM) at the New York Stock Exchange, responsible for nearly $13 trillion of market capitalization. For more information on GTS, please visit www.gtsx.com
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Implement market data feed handlers interfacing to exchanges and vendors and normalize into internal protocols
- Responsible for the implementation and enhancement of low-latency book building logic supporting both aggregated price levels and market by order feeds
- Develop order entry gateways communicating directly with exchanges or vendors to support bi-directional order flow, normalizing into internal protocols
- Implement exchange protocol simulators, to support use of production gateway binary in UAT running against simulated exchange
- Implement Price Caches with co-mingled market data and order entry to support trading in FX/Futures/Fixed Income venues
- Responsible for enhancement of low-latency order management logic
- Contribute to the evolution and enhancement of trade engine frameworks for the implementation of trading strategies
- Contribute to the evolution of messaging layer to support efficient low-latency trading
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Expertise in Linux C++ Trading Systems Development
- Expertise in low-latency C++ implementation
- Proficiency with Software Engineering principles including code management with Git/repo/branches, unit testing frameworks, gdb debugger, valgrind, etc.
- Bachelors/Masters of Science in an Engineering, Computing, or Science discipline.
- 7-years Professional experience in software engineering
- Proficient in Linux system commands and networking concepts
- Experience in scripting languages such as Python, bash
- Experience in one or multiple of the following: FX, Futures and/or Fixed Income
We're proud to employ leading talent in the industry and work to ensure our employees enjoy a high quality of life.
Please note: The use of AI tools during interviews is strictly prohibited, unless explicitly agreed upon.
In accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $225,000. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.
Benefits:
Core Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with generous employer contribution for employees and dependents. 401k match.
Perks: Daily Meal Allowance, Equinox Corporate Membership Rate, Snacks, Office Game Room, Casual Dress.
Hybrid Work Policy: 4 Days a Week in office, Fridays can be worked from home.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Unsolicited resumes:
We do not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with GTS.