C++ Algorithmic Developer, Commodities Trading

Our client's Algo Trading Group seeks a skilled C++ Developer for its Electronic Trading Team. This role involves developing high-performance, low-latency systems for sophisticated algorithmic trading strategies. Focus Areas: Native Spread Trading Systems: Designing and implementing algorithms that identify and execute opportunities in price differentials between related commodity instruments (e.g., futures contracts, inter-commodity spreads) with ultra-low latency. Smart Legging Algorithms: Developing sophisticated execution logic for multi-leg orders, where the system intelligently times and routes individual legs to optimize execution prices, manage risk, and react to real-time market dynamics. Liquidity-Seeking Algorithms: Building algorithms that efficiently execute large orders by intelligently sourcing liquidity across various trading venues and over time, minimizing market impact and slippage. Required Expertise: Exceptional C++ skills , including common trading data structures, low-latency techniques, robust concurrency control, efficient memory management, and CPU/cache optimization. Proficiency in network programming (FIX, binary) and asynchronous I/O . Strong understanding of quantitative concepts such as probability trees and dynamic programming .