
- 4–7 years of professional C++ experience in performance-critical systems
- Expert knowledge of modern C++ (C++11/14/17)
- Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and memory models
- Deep experience with multithreading, atomics, lock-free programming, and CPU cache behaviour
- Excellent knowledge of Linux internals and system-level programming
- Experience with low-level debugging and profiling (gdb, perf, valgrind, flamegraphs)
- Proficiency with CMake/Make and Git
2. Trading Systems Experience (Highly Preferred)
- Hands-on experience with order management systems (OMS) and execution engines
- Knowledge of exchange protocols: FIX, ITCH, OUCH, FAST
- Experience handling market data feeds (L1/L2, multicast, UDP)
- Understanding of latency measurement, clock synchronization, and time stamping
- Experience with network tuning (kernel bypass, socket tuning, CPU pinning)
- Familiarity with trading lifecycle, risk checks, and throttling mechanisms
3. Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
4. Soft Skills (Important for Trading Firms)
- Ability to work under extreme time and accuracy pressure
- Strong ownership of production systems
- Clear and direct communication with traders and quants
- Bias toward simple, fast, and reliable designs
5. Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize ultra-low-latency C++ trading applications
- Build and maintain exchange connectivity and order execution systems
- Develop real-time market data pipelines with strict latency requirements
- Optimize systems at CPU, memory, and network levels
- Implement lock-free or low-lock concurrent designs
- Analyze latency using profiling tools and improve tail latency
- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and rapid recovery
- Work closely with Traders and Quant Researchers to implement strategies
- Participate in architecture and performance design reviews
- Review code, enforce best practices, and mentor junior engineers
- Support production systems and handle time-critical issues when needed

About Wissen Technology
About
The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for organizations in the Banking & Finance, Telecom, and Healthcare domains.
With offices in US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada, we offer an array of services including Application Development, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Big Data & Analytics, Visualization & Business Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Cloud, Mobility, Agile & DevOps, Quality Assurance & Test Automation.
Leveraging our multi-site operations in the USA and India and availability of world-class infrastructure, we offer a combination of on-site, off-site and offshore service models. Our technical competencies, proactive management approach, proven methodologies, committed support and the ability to quickly react to urgent needs make us a valued partner for any kind of Digital Enablement Services, Managed Services, or Business Services.
We believe that the technology and thought leadership that we command in the industry is the direct result of the kind of people we have been able to attract, to form this organization (you are one of them!).
Our workforce consists of 1000+ highly skilled professionals, with leadership and senior management executives who have graduated from Ivy League Universities like MIT, Wharton, IITs, IIMs, and BITS and with rich work experience in some of the biggest companies in the world.
Wissen Technology has been certified as a Great Place to Work®. The technology and thought leadership that the company commands in the industry is the direct result of the kind of people Wissen has been able to attract. Wissen is committed to providing them the best possible opportunities and careers, which extends to providing the best possible experience and value to our clients.
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Experience and Expertise:
- 0–2 years of software development experience (internships or projects acceptable).
- Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Python or Golang).
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and software fundamentals.
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and database concepts.
- Familiarity with Linux-based development environments.
- Exposure to Git and version control workflows.
Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Willingness to learn, adapt, and take ownership.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Curiosity for emerging technologies, including AI-driven development, backend technologies, distributed systems, and modern engineering practices.
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Work Location: Pune/ Chennai
Job Type: Hybrid
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- Communicate effectively with people having differing levels of technical knowledge.
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- Bachelor's (B.E, B.Tech) or Master's degree (M.E, M.Tech. MCA) in computer science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
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Virtana delivers the industry's only broadest and deepest Observability Platform that allows organizations to monitor infrastructure, de-risk cloud migrations, and reduce cloud costs by 25% or more.
Over 200 Global 2000 enterprise customers, such as AstraZeneca, Dell, Salesforce, Geico, Costco, Nasdaq, and Boeing, have valued Virtana's software solutions for over a decade.
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- Experience with frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, or Django.
- Knowledge of ORMs, API development, and unit testing.
- Familiarity with Git and Agile methodologies.
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2. Should have 7+ years of experience in Python and Django framework
3. Should have a good knowledge of DRF
4. Should have knowledge of User Auth (JWT, OAuth2), API Auth, Access Control List, etc.
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6. Should have expertise in the Django MVC and uses of templates in frontend
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