Millennium
Senior Quantitative Developer
$175K–$250K
New York, New York · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of professional software development experience, including at least 5 years in a front-office financial services environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
About the job
Develop and optimize low-latency trading systems and execution algorithms, partnering with trading teams to improve performance and research workflows.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain C++ execution algorithms, order management systems, connectivity, and messaging systems.
- Optimize execution performance and reduce latency using network and systems programming techniques.
- Develop market-data analysis and simulation tools, automated tests, benchmarks, and internal engineering tools.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 10+ years of professional software development experience, including at least 5 years in a front-office financial services environment.
- Strong C++ expertise, including C++17 and C++20, multithreading, and asynchronous programming.
- Experience with low-latency trading systems, Linux internals and networking, and financial markets across multiple asset classes, especially equities and futures.
Nice to have
- Working familiarity with Python for quantitative research, data processing, and execution algorithm analysis.
Pay
$175,000 to $250,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, C++17, C++20, Linux, Python, LLM-based tools
AI focus
Use LLM-based tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity.
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