C++ Trading & Simulator Engineer (USA)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the infrastructure for quantitative research, backtesting, and strategy deployment, including data pipelines, computation engines, and integration with trading systems.
• Continuously optimize the infrastructure to support large-scale data processing and complex model computations.
• Create tools and automation scripts to streamline research workflows, including model training, evaluation, and deployment.
• Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers and traders to understand their needs and deliver technical solutions that enhance research productivity, backtesting accuracy, and trading performance.
• Provide ongoing support to researchers and traders, ensuring clear documentation for tools, systems, and processes.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, 2+ years of experience writing production-quality code in C++ (C++ 17/20) with a deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency patterns, and numeric processing.
• Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing low-latency and high-throughput systems, particularly for financial applications.
• Experience with Python programming is a plus.
• Experience in alpha/strategy research infrastructure or data pipeline development is a big plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus bonus based on individual and company performance
• Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment
• PPO Health, dental and vision insurance premiums fully covered for you and your dependents
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Weekly company meals

Schedule

• Applications are open for both Stamford and New York City offices, the latter with a planned opening in October 2026.
• The base salary range is $175,000 to $200,000 depending on the candidate's educational and professional background.
• This position is classified as overtime-exempt.

Pay

• The base salary range is $175,000 to $200,000 depending on the candidate's educational and professional background.

Qualifications

• Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer