C++ Quant Developer | Hardware & Software Strategies | Experienced Hire

Susquehanna International Group, LLP • Bala Cynwyd (Philadelphia Area), PA

133d

About The Position

As a Senior Quantitative Developer on the Options Market Taking Development team, you will play a critical role in designing and optimizing the systems that drive our electronic options market taking trading strategies. This role is highly performance-sensitive and offers the opportunity to work across both software and hardware-based infrastructure and algorithms. You'll collaborate closely with traders, quants, and engineers to build and refine strategies that operate in some of the most competitive and latency-sensitive markets. A key part of your work will involve experimentation and iteration around strategy execution, enabling us to adapt quickly to changing market conditions.

Requirements

• At least 4+ years of programming experience in C++, with a deep understanding of systems-level performance and low-latency design is required
• Background in developing performance-critical systems that integrate tightly with hardware components, such as custom logic on FPGAs or low-level driver development is a plus
• Python/Pandas experience is a plus
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with traders, researchers, and other developers to iterate quickly on ideas
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance trading algorithms and contribute to the evolution of our low-latency trading infrastructure for electronic options trading
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to iterate on execution logic, signal integration, and market interaction models
• Drive experimentation frameworks that allow for rapid testing of execution hypotheses, including microstructure-aware tactics, order placement logic, and adaptive strategies
• Tap into tens of petabytes of raw and well prepped full tick market data, strategy decisions, fundamentals, and many other data sources to understand market dynamics and find new signals
• Work on hybrid systems that combine software algorithms with hardware acceleration like FPGAs

Benefits

• Wide array of employee perks & benefits
• Opportunities for growth and continuous learning

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees