Senior Software Engineer - C++ (Singapore)

About the role

DRW, a diversified trading firm with over 30 years of experience, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with C++ expertise to join its Singapore office. You will be part of the Core Infrastructure team, which designs, develops and maintains the firm's low-latency trading platform deployed globally. The role covers parts of the technical stack such as order routing, market data and risk systems.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience developing high-availability systems in C++ under very tight resource and latency constraints.
• Background in multi-threaded programming and a strong understanding of hardware/software interaction.
• Comfortable working "under the hood" with performance tuning (applications, Linux, socket I/O) and troubleshooting.
• Experience on challenging projects such as a custom compiler, a matching engine, or real-time processing of large data volumes.
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills.

Required skills

• C++ with knowledge of STL and Boost libraries.
• Up to date on C++23 standards and able to form opinions on them.
• Bonus points: trading industry or other ultra-low-latency business, work with research teams and quants, or experience in gaming or streaming.