About us:
Atto Trading, a dynamic quantitative trading firm founded in 2010 and leading in global high-frequency strategies, is looking for a C++ Software Engineer to join our team in New York.
We are expanding an international, diverse team, with experts in trading, statistics, engineering, and technology. Our disciplined approach combined with rapid market feedback allows us to quickly turn ideas into profit. Our environment of learning and collaboration allows us to solve some of the world’s hardest problems, together. As a small firm, we remain nimble and hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity, ingenuity, and effort.
Position Highlights:
We are modernizing our trading and research platform to scale our alpha trading business. The platform will enable researchers to explore, test, and deploy sophisticated signals, models, and strategies across asset classes, in a robust, fully automated manner, while remaining within highly competitive latency targets. You will be responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting the platform that makes this possible.
Your Mission & Goals:
- Develop, sustain, and support one of the leading global trading platforms with low-latency C/C++ systems for high-frequency trading (HFT), while consistently enhancing its performance, functionality, and stability
- Conduct thorough testing and participate in comprehensive code reviews
- Implement interfaces with advanced networking hardware (FPGA, kernel-bypassing drivers)
- Demonstrate proactive decision-making and self-direction, while recognizing when to seek guidance
- Research platform performance improvements
Must-have:
- 3+ years of experience developing HFT platforms and trading systems
- Experience working with modern C/C++ in a Linux environment
- Experience in profiling and optimization
- Understanding the principles of OOP, Multithreading, and IPC
- AI & Productivity Tools: Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage modern AI tools (e.g., generative AI, code assistants, research and productivity tools) to improve quality, speed, decision-making, and workflow efficiency while maintaining strong judgment, accuracy, and ownership of outcomes
Nice to have:
- Knowledge of operating systems, kernel-level understanding of device-level support in Linux
- Knowledge of Financial Instruments (Stocks, ETFs, Futures, Options)
- Experience with various market data and order entry protocols (ITCH, OUCH, PITCH, CME MDP)
