C++ Software Engineer

Tradeweb•Jersey City, NJ

1d•$150,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

We are a passionate team of technologists building the firm’s next-generation fixed income trading platform. As we continue to expand our platform capabilities and product offerings, we are seeking talented individuals to join our team and collaborate closely with both internal stakeholders and external partners to enhance and evolve our trading solutions. The role is primarily focused on C++ application development for Equities trading products. The work involves developing and enhancing trading ticket functionality, implementing negotiation workflows with multiple dealers to achieve optimal trading outcomes, and building robust post-trade processing capabilities for the supported products. The team collaborates extensively with several core engineering and business groups across the organization, including the Trading Systems Team, Dealer Software Team, FIX Connectivity Team, and the Front-End Development Team responsible for building trading ticket interfaces using JavaScript. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-impact trading technology while working alongside experienced engineers and domain experts in electronic trading.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
5+ years of professional C++ development experience (C++14/20) in Windows/Linux environments
Strong proficiency in object-oriented design, STL, multithreading, and concurrency (synchronization, parallelism)
Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, latency, throughput) and network programming
Proven experience building complex, distributed, high-throughput, low-latency, and resilient systems
Strong debugging skills and ability to quickly understand and work within large, complex codebases
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate ramp-up on large codebases, improve system understanding, and enhance debugging and development productivity
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams
Self-driven, proactive, and capable of independently ramping up in complex environments

Responsibilities

Develop and enhance electronic trading platform capabilities for new asset classes, contributing to the expansion of the firm’s trading product offerings
Collaborate closely with clients and stakeholders to design and implement enhancements that address customer feedback and improve the overall user experience
Build and optimize trading workflows that increase operational efficiency and streamline the trading process for end users
Analyze and resolve ambiguities in trade details and on-screen data presentation to ensure accuracy, clarity, and usability across trading interfaces
Improve application and system performance through ongoing optimization, troubleshooting, and scalability enhancements
Partner with the Quality Assurance team to investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve identified issues, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and reliable software solutions

Benefits

Health Insurance: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Maven Family Building Benefit: Maven offers support for fertility and preconception; pregnancy and post-partum; adoption; surrogacy and pediatrics for children up to age 10. Tradeweb provide a $10,000 lifetime reimbursement towards fertility, egg freezing, adoption and surrogacy expenses.
401(k) Savings Plan: Employees are immediately eligible for the 401(k) plan. Participants may contribute up to 75% of eligible compensation into a traditional 401(k) and/or Roth 401(k). Tradeweb will match 100% of the first 4% of compensation that you contribute.
Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Program
ARAG Legal Services
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Financial Wellness Tools
Travel Assistance Benefits
Pet Insurance
Corporate Gym Subsidies
Wellness Perks
Paid Time Off and Parental Leave