C++ Engineer

Company Overview

hermeneutic research is a best-in-class proprietary trading firm. It deploys research-driven discretionary and systematic strategies as well as makes strategic long-term investments. The partners' decade-long history of success in trading and business building and a firm-wide cultural emphasis on alpha generation, open debate, relentless iteration, and teamwork are key to the firm's continued expansion in a challenging market environment that has hamstrung competitors. A hard-wired emphasis on risk management and opportunistic market participation ensure that hermeneutic research will continue its growth trajectory in the coming decades.

Job Overview

As a Senior C++ Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and optimization of our core real-time trading infrastructure. You will work on latency-sensitive components, ensure code quality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions.

You will participate in technical discussions, contribute to system improvements, and ensure our C++ codebase continues to be a strong foundation for high-availability systems. While you will be expected to provide technical guidance and mentorship, this role is hands-on with a strong focus on coding, debugging, and performance tuning.

Prior experience in trading systems is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with traders and project managers to gain a deep understanding of mission-critical trading applications.
• Develop and maintain high-performance C++ components for real-time data processing, event handling, and command execution.
• Contribute to system design decisions around memory management, concurrency models, error recovery, and inter-process communication.
• Work with backend and frontend engineers to design efficient APIs and system boundaries across services.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews with a focus on performance, correctness, and maintainability.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and lead efforts in profiling and optimization.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on design patterns, performance, and C++ best practices.
• Contribute directly to feature implementation, maintenance, and system improvements.
• Stay informed on industry trends and advancements in trading infrastructure and real-time systems.
• Foster a culture of technical ownership and transparency.

Requirements

Must Have

• 7+ years of experience in C++ system-level development (ideally C++17 or newer)
• Proven experience designing low-latency, high-throughput, and highly available systems