Schonfeld
Principal Software Engineer
$275K–$300K
New York, New York, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of ten years of C++ development experience in a Linux-based environment.
About the job
Develop and support critical components for Schonfeld’s global Stat-Arb, low-latency, and high-touch trading and execution platforms.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and integrate platform components; provide Level 3 support for global operations.
- Work with the Systematic COO and Business Analysts on architecture and implementation.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor and coordinate team members.
What they ask for
- At least ten years of C++ development in a Linux-based environment.
- Expertise in microsecond-latency C++ design and systems-level latency engineering.
- Experience building electronic trading, market data, or crossing systems, including exchange-native protocols and feed handlers.
- Experience delivering in co-located execution environments.
Pay
$275,000 and $300,000 (base salary)
Tools
C++, Linux, CI/CD
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