C++ Developer
New York, NY

Job Description

About Cubist

Cubist Systematic Strategies is one of the world's premier investment firms. The firm deploys systematic, computer-driven trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities, futures and foreign exchange. The core of our effort is rigorous research into a wide range of market anomalies, fueled by our unparalleled access to a wide range of publicly available data sources.

Job Description

* Develop order management system components and libraries using C++ on Linux.
* Develop trading tools for Quant traders using C++ (server and GUI).
* Understand aspects of Exchange/ECN connectivity, Order Management System, and High Frequency trading.

Desirable Candidates

* Knowledge of application level optimization for latency in trading systems and building trading simulators
* 5+ years of experience with C++/ C on Linux/ Unix.
* Advanced experience in building libraries and server side components, STL, and Boost Libraries.
* Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
* A familiarity with US and international Equity markets.
* Experience in low latency programming (shared memory, lockless queues) and Linux kernel.