C++ Trading & Simulator Engineer (USA)

About the role

Trexquant is a growing systematic fund at the forefront of quantitative finance, with a core team of highly accomplished researchers and engineers. We are optimizing and reimagining our quant platform to keep pace with expanding trading operations. As a C++ Trading & Simulator Engineer, you will join our technology team to help build the next generation of trading systems and analytics platforms, working closely with quantitative researchers and traders.

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.
• Develop and optimize data loading and transformation pipelines to ensure efficient access to high-quality data for analysis and model development.
• 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.

Pay

The base salary range is $175,000 to $200,000 depending on the candidate's educational and professional background. Base salary is one component of total compensation, which may also include a discretionary, performance-based bonus. This position is classified as overtime-exempt.

Applications are open for both Stamford and New York City offices, the latter with a planned opening in October 2026.