Software Engineer (C++/C#)

Summary

Databento is a startup that builds modern APIs to get financial data. They are seeking a mid-level software engineer to join their core engineering team, responsible for developing high-performance applications in C/C++ and Rust.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance server applications in C/C++ and Rust
• Write message parsers and feed handlers for direct market data feeds from trading venues
• Optimize existing codebase for high throughput (millions of messages per second, up to 40+ gigabits) and low latency (measured in nanoseconds)
• Implement tools and libraries for petabyte-scale data processing and analysis
• Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for build, deployment, CI/CD
• Implement monitoring and improve application uptime
• Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates

Skills

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance server applications in C/C++ and Rust
• Write message parsers and feed handlers for direct market data feeds from trading venues
• Optimize existing codebase for high throughput (millions of messages per second, up to 40+ gigabits) and low latency (measured in nanoseconds)
• Implement tools and libraries for petabyte-scale data processing and analysis
• Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for build, deployment, CI/CD
• Implement monitoring and improve application uptime
• Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates
• Prior internship experience or 1 to 3 years of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a trading firm, tech company, or high-growth startup
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust
• Knowledge of systems programming, algorithms, data structures, multithreading, networked I/O, serialization, CPU architecture, kernel, and compilers
• Experience working with multiprocess environments
• Comfortable with lldb/gdb
• Good communication skills and work ethic for a remote workplace
• An interest in low-level optimization and performance engineering
• An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading
• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical subject

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance server applications in C/C++ and Rust
• Write message parsers and feed handlers for direct market data feeds from trading venues
• Optimize existing codebase for high throughput (millions of messages per second, up to 40+ gigabits) and low latency (measured in nanoseconds)
• Implement tools and libraries for petabyte-scale data processing and analysis
• Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for build, deployment, CI/CD
• Implement monitoring and improve application uptime
• Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates

Nice to Haves

• Prior internship experience or 1 to 3 years of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a trading firm, tech company, or high-growth startup
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust
• Knowledge of systems programming, algorithms, data structures, multithreading, networked I/O, serialization, CPU architecture, kernel, and compilers
• Experience working with multiprocess environments
• Comfortable with lldb/gdb
• Good communication skills and work ethic for a remote workplace
• An interest in low-level optimization and performance engineering
• An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading
• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical subject

Benefits

• Health, dental, disability, and life insurance benefits
• 401(k) matching for full-time employees
• We accommodate 100% remote work, with teammates living around the globe and paid in their local currency