We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a strong C++ low latency developer to expand their highly successful, fully automated trading franchise across asset classes. This is a hands-on position for the full development cycle, from requirements collection to final deployment and includes ongoing support for internal users. The successful candidate will work with an existing team of highly technical engineers to extend the functionality and performance of company’s sophisticated trading system that manages significant amounts of firms trading flow. This is a unique opportunity for a Software Developer to become a key contributor and work side by side with this firm’s highly talented team of software engineers, quantitative strategists, and traders on cutting-edge technology and sophisticated quantitative strategies. 

Main Accountabilities:

• Design, develop and implement cutting edge market connectivity system 
• Sitting alongside algo developers and traders to communicate varying needs 
• Ensure order management is consistent with best execution practices 
• Continuously work with colleagues and business leaders to advance each other’s skills 

Required Skills:

• Current experience with C/C++, including familiarity with C++20 and templates 
• Low latency coding, performance tuning, and debugging 
• FIX & Binary Connectivity Protocols 
• Proficiency in network protocols such as TCP & multicast 
• FPGA experience a plus in terms of low-level understanding of how sockets work. 
• Experience with Market Data feed handlers, Client and Market Connectivity products 
• Knowledge of investment management operations and trading execution solutions 
• Experience developing on Linux 
• Python scripting experience (or equivalent) 
• Strong communication skills a must 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree in Mathematics or Computer Science (MSc/PhD). 
  
• Team Player capable of developing industrial strength software components. 
  
• Good experience analyzing and structuring large data sets. 
• Knowledge of trading and market microstructure

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.