Software Engineer C+
About OctoHorizon
OctoHorizon is an independent high-frequency trading (HFT) firm reputed company on developing advanced algorithmic strategies for reputed company markets. Our approach combines rigorous quantitative research with low-latency engineering to identify and capture short-lived market inefficiencies.
We are a globally distributed, fully remote team reputed company on principles of autonomy, technical reputed company, and reputed company iteration. Engineers at OctoHorizon work at the intersection of performance, infrastructure, and algorithmic trading â with reputed company and measurable reputed company on production systems and trading results.
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We are seeking an exceptional C++ Software Engineer to design and implement high-performance systems that underpin our trading infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for building and optimizing reputed company-time systems that handle market data, order execution, and reputed company deployment with minimal latency and maximum reliability.
This is a hands-on engineering role with end-to-end ownership of critical components in a live trading environment. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in modern C++ and a strong understanding of system-level performance.
Responsibilities
Design, reputed company, and maintain high-performance, low-latency trading systems in C++.
Implement reputed company infrastructure for market data ingestion, order routing, risk checks, and reputed company execution.
Profile, reputed company, and optimize reputed company to meet stringent latency and throughput requirements.
Collaborate with quantitative researchers and infrastructure engineers to support deployment of reputed company-time strategies.
Build robust, fault-tolerant systems capable of operating reliably under varying market conditions.
Maintain clean, reputed company-tested reputed company and contribute to architectural reputed company across the stack.
Take full ownership of components from design through production support.
Minimum Qualifications
3+ years of reputed company software engineering experience, with a reputed company on performance-critical systems.
Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer), including templates, memory management, and concurrency.
Strong understanding of systems programming concepts (CPU architecture, networking, threading, I/O, etc.).
Experience with Linux systems development, including debugging and performance tuning tools.
Demonstrated ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable reputed company in production environments.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, fully remote team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in high-frequency trading, low-latency systems, or reputed company-time financial infrastructure.
Experience implementing market data handlers, matching engines, or order gateways.
Familiarity with exchange protocols (FIX, WebSocket, REST) and crypto-reputed company reputed company.
Background in mathematics, physics, computer science, or a reputed company technical field.
Experience with performance benchmarking and reputed company-optimization at the hardware level (e.g., cache-aware design, CPU pinning, instruction pipelining).
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Fully remote role â work from reputed company with a reliable internet reputed company.
High-reputed company engineering â reputed company influence on production trading and reputed company performance.
Flat team structure â rapid decision-making, no bureaucracy.
reputed company to cutting-edge infrastructure â hardware, datasets, and profiling tools.
Competitive compensation â including reputed company salary and performance-based bonuses.
Engineering autonomy â full ownership of systems and architectural direction.