Senior Software Engineer

As a C++ developer working in front office electronic trading, your role involves developing and maintaining software solutions for trading systems used in financial markets. Here are some key aspects of your responsibilities:

C++ Programming: Mastery of the C++ programming language is essential, as most trading systems are built using C++ due to its performance and efficiency.

Electronic Trading Systems: You'll work with electronic trading systems that execute trades automatically based on predefined algorithms or user instructions. Understanding order execution, order management, and market data processing is crucial.

Multithreading: Multithreading is vital in electronic trading systems to handle concurrent tasks efficiently. You'll need to design, implement, and debug multithreaded applications to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

Low-Latency Systems: Electronic trading often requires low-latency systems to execute trades swiftly. You'll optimize code and algorithms to minimize latency and ensure timely order execution.

Algorithmic Trading: Knowledge of algorithmic trading strategies and implementing them in software is advantageous. This includes understanding mathematical models, statistical analysis, and risk management.

Networking: Understanding network protocols and communication is necessary for connecting trading systems to exchanges, brokers, and other financial institutions. This involves working with TCP/IP, UDP, and messaging protocols like FIX (Financial Information Exchange).

Risk Management: You'll implement risk controls and safeguards in trading systems to prevent erroneous trades or mitigate risks associated with market volatility.

Testing and Debugging: Thorough testing and debugging are crucial to ensure the reliability and stability of trading systems. You'll write automated tests, perform manual testing, and debug issues to maintain system integrity.

Performance Optimization: Continuously optimizing the performance of trading systems is essential to handle increasing trading volumes and maintain competitiveness. This involves profiling code, identifying bottlenecks, and applying optimizations.

Regulatory Compliance: Adhering to regulatory requirements and standards in the financial industry is critical. You'll ensure that trading systems comply with regulations such as MiFID II, Dodd-Frank, and others applicable to electronic trading.

Collaboration: Working closely with traders, quants, risk managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and implement solutions that meet business needs.

Documentation: Maintaining clear and comprehensive documentation for code, algorithms, and system architecture is important for knowledge sharing and compliance purposes.

Overall, being a C++ developer in front office electronic trading requires a strong technical foundation, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and demanding environment.

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Work Location- Chennai 

Entry Criteria 

Graduate from Any Engineering Background /BSc/MSc /MCA with  specialization(Computer/Electronics/IT ) 

Minimum 1 year experience in Industry 

 Working Knowledge of C/Embedded/C++/DSA 

Programming Aptitude (Any Language) 

Basic understanding of programming constructs: variables, loops, conditionals, functions 

Logical thinking and algorithmic approach 

Computer Science Fundamentals: 

Data structures basics: arrays, stacks, queues, linked lists 

Operating System basics: what is a process/thread, memory, file system, etc. 

Basic understanding of compilation, runtime, networking and sockets etc. 

Problem Solving & Logical Reasoning 

Ability to trace logic, find errors, and reason through pseudocode 

Analytical and debugging capabilities 

Learning Attitude & Communication 

Demonstrated interest in low-level or systems programming (even if no experience) 

Willingness to learn C and work close to the OS level 

Clarity of thought and ability to explain what they do know 

 Soft Skills : 

Able to explain and communicate the thoughts clearly in English 

Confident in solving new problems independently or with guidance 

Willingness to take feedback and iterate 

Evaluation Process 

Candidates will be assigned an online test,  followed by Technical Screening. 

Shortlisted Candidates will have to appear for a F2F Interview with the Client, Chennai. 

• Augmenting, improving, redesigning, and/or re-implementing Dolat's low-latency/high-throughput production trading environment, which collects data from and disseminates orders to exchanges around the world
• Optimizing this platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other advanced techniques
• Developing systems that provide easy access to historical market data and trading simulations
• Building risk-management and performance-tracking tools
• Shaping the future of Dolat through regular interviewing and infrequent campus recruiting trips
• Implementing domain-optimized data structures
• Learn and internalize the theories behind current trading system
• Participate in the design, architecture and implementation of automated trading systems
• Take ownership of system from design through implementation

About the Role

The Dremio India team owns the DataLake Engine along with Cloud Infrastructure and services that power it. With focus on next generation data analytics supporting modern table formats like Iceberg, Deltalake, and open source initiatives such as Apache Arrow, Project Nessie and hybrid-cloud infrastructure, this team provides various opportunities to learn, deliver, and grow in career. We are looking for technical leaders with passion and experience in architecting and delivering high-quality distributed systems at massive scale.

Responsibilities & ownership

• Lead end-to-end delivery and customer success of next-generation features related to scalability, reliability, robustness, usability, security, and performance of the product
• Lead and mentor others about concurrency, parallelization to deliver scalability, performance and resource optimization in a multithreaded and distributed environment
• Propose and promote strategic company-wide tech investments taking care of business goals, customer requirements, and industry standards
• Lead the team to solve complex, unknown and ambiguous problems, and customer issues cutting across team and module boundaries with technical expertise, and influence others
• Review and influence designs of other team members 
• Design and deliver architectures that run optimally on public clouds like GCP, AWS, and Azure
• Partner with other leaders to nurture innovation and engineering excellence in the team
• Drive priorities with others to facilitate timely accomplishments of business objectives
• Perform RCA of customer issues and drive investments to avoid similar issues in future
• Collaborate with Product Management, Support, and field teams to ensure that customers are successful with Dremio
• Proactively suggest learning opportunities about new technology and skills, and be a role model for constant learning and growth

Requirements

• B.S./M.S/Equivalent in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent experience
• Fluency in Java/C++ with 15+ years of experience developing production-level software
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded and asynchronous programming models and their use in developing distributed and scalable systems
• 8+ years experience in developing complex and scalable distributed systems and delivering, deploying, and managing microservices successfully
• Subject Matter Expert in one or more of query processing or optimization, distributed systems, concurrency, micro service based architectures, data replication, networking, storage systems
• Experience in taking company-wide initiatives, convincing stakeholders, and delivering them
• Expert in solving complex, unknown and ambiguous problems spanning across teams and taking initiative in planning and delivering them with high quality
• Ability to anticipate and propose plan/design changes based on changing requirements 
• Passion for quality, zero downtime upgrades, availability, resiliency, and uptime of the platform
• Passion for learning and delivering using latest technologies
• Hands-on experience of working projects on AWS, Azure, and GCP 
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes for orchestration and container management in private and public clouds (AWS, Azure,  and GCP) 
• Understanding of distributed file systems such as  S3, ADLS or HDFS
• Excellent communication skills and affinity for collaboration and teamwork

• 5+yrs with WINDOWS DRIVER DEVELOPMENT in is MUST

• Hands on EXP in C++ Programming is MUST

• Understanding of FIRMWARE and HARDWARE DESIGN principles.

• EXP in LAPTOP and DESKTOP domain

• Hands on EXP in JENKIN and GITHUB

• EXP or understanding of FIRMWARE DESIGN TOOLS and LANGUAGES.