Software Engineer - Trading Engineering -NYC

Software Engineer - Trading Engineering (High Performance Systems)
📍 New York, NY (Hybrid - NYC SOHO office)
💰 Base Salary: $165,000 - $250,000 USD
💵 Discretionary Bonus Eligible
🕒 Full-Time | Relocation Available

Our client is a globally recognized quantitative investment firm where engineering is central to trading performance. The Trading Engineering team builds and optimizes the systems responsible for live trading, simulation, and execution across global markets. These platforms operate at scale and demand exceptional performance, reliability, and precision. This is an engineering‑first environment with a high technical bar.

This is a hands‑on systems engineering role focused on building and optimizing high‑performance trading infrastructure. You will work on:

• Low‑latency trading systems
• Multi‑threaded execution engines
• Large‑scale simulation platforms
• Distributed systems powering live markets

This is not a web or CRUD‑focused backend position. This is performance‑critical systems engineering.

• Design and implement core components of trading and simulation platforms
• Optimize multi‑threaded systems for throughput and latency
• Extend systems to support new markets and asset classes
• Analyze system‑level performance metrics and implement improvements
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers to deploy models into production
• Write efficient, maintainable, production‑grade systems code

• Strong programming expertise in C, C++, or Rust
• Experience building multi‑threaded, performance‑sensitive systems
• Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and concurrency
• Experience developing large‑scale distributed systems
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

• Low‑latency trading or high‑performance computing environments
• Systems‑level or kernel‑adjacent development
• Market structure or exchange connectivity exposure
• Experience transitioning systems toward Rust
• Familiarity with quantitative model deployment in production

Finance experience is helpful but not required for strong systems engineers.

Base Salary: $165,000 - $250,000 USD
Bonus: Discretionary performance bonus (can represent a meaningful portion of total compensation)

Additional benefits may include:

• Fully paid medical and dental coverage for employees and dependents
• Competitive 401(k) match
• Employer‑paid life and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and conference sponsorship
• Onsite wellness amenities and gym access
• Generous paid time off and caregiver leave
• Hybrid work flexibility with home office support

Total compensation will be determined based on technical depth, experience level, and market factors.

• Direct impact on live trading performance
• Work on systems where microseconds matter
• Exposure to cutting‑edge trading infrastructure
• High‑caliber engineering environment
• Competitive hedge fund compensation model

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Solutia SDO and our clients are equal opportunity employers committed to diversity, accessibility, and inclusion. Accommodations are available upon request during the hiring process.