Tradeweb · 1 day ago
C++ Backend Engineer — Digital-Asset Trading
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $270K/yr
5+ years expTradeweb is a global leader in electronic trading for various financial markets. They are seeking a C++ Backend Engineer to develop their next-generation digital-asset trading platform, focusing on cloud-based microservices and enhancing platform components for asset negotiation and trade orchestration.
Financial ServicesMarketplaceRetailWealth Management
Responsibilities
C++ application development for cloud-based microservices
Participate in application design and implementation; contribute to system architecture and drive hands-on implementation and roadmap decisions
Enhancement of our new platform components that handle negotiation of tokenized assets, trade capture and settlement orchestration
Development of backend services that integrate with DAML ledgers, existing TW internal services and external service APIs; design message formats and serialization (protobuf/flatbuffers or equivalent)
Design and write unit and integration tests; participate in code and design reviews
Analyze and resolve CPU, memory and I/O issues to improve service reliability, prevent resource exhaustion, and ensure predictable behavior under load
Drive CI/CD, automated performance and correctness checks, and strong operational practices
Design and build systems engineered for 24/7 trading: fault-tolerant designs, graceful degradation, and fast recovery strategies
Recognize critical production and client-facing issues and prioritize remediation
Lead code reviews and contribute to system architecture and roadmap — with ownership for delivering the implemented solutions
Qualification
Required
Strong skills in modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20): templates, RAII, move semantics, data structures and design patterns
Minimum 5 years' experience as a C++ developer, 7-10 years preferred (Midlevel to Senior)
Strong systems programming on Linux (gcc/clang, CMake, Conan or equivalent)
Detailed knowledge of multithreading, synchronization, atomics, and concurrency debugging
Production experience shipping cloud-based microservices with high availability and robust operational practices
Proficiency with profiling/debugging tools (perf, gdb, valgrind, sanitizers)
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively across technical and business teams
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Experience with Kafka (or similar message bus), AWS and Aurora/Postgres
Background in financial markets, trading systems, or digital assets
Familiarity with Node.js frontends and integrating backend services
Knowledge of enterprise DLTs (e.g., Canton) or crypto-native settlement flows
Deterministic, fault-tolerant system design - idempotency, backpressure and retry strategies, graceful degradation, and resilience patterns
Integration and API design for external services (gRPC/REST); familiarity with binary/message serialization (protobuf/flatbuffers) and designing stable API contracts
Robust integration and system testing with Python (pytest), including driving ledger sandboxes and orchestrating containerized test environments
Benefits
Health Insurance: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
Hybrid Environment: Our employees have the flexibility of working in the office and from home.
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts: You may elect to set aside pre-tax earnings to pay for eligible health care and dependent day care expenses for you and your eligible family members.
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.
Building Wealth - 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
Company
Tradeweb
Tradeweb Markets is a global marketplace for electronic fixed income.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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unknown2019-04-03IPO
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Carlos Olivares
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