Job description

About Exegy

Exegy is a global leader in intelligent market data, advanced trading systems, and future-proof technology. Exegy serves as a trusted partner to the complete ecosystem of the buy-side, sell-side, exchanges, and financial services technology firms around the globe. Headquartered in St. Louis with regional offices in North America, the UK/Europe and Asia Pacific, Exegy has the global footprint to deliver world-class support and managed services to its customer base of elite financial market participants.

Job Summary

Exegy is seeking a motivated Software Engineer to join our Market Data Engineering team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of high-performance, low-latency market data feed handlers. These systems play a critical role in processing real-time financial market data for various asset classes, including equities, options, commodities, fixed income, and foreign exchange. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions that meet the demanding requirements of financial markets.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain high-performance market data feed handlers for a wide range of asset classes
Collaborate with senior engineers and product managers to define software requirements and specifications
Implement clean, reusable, and extensible code using C++ in a multi-threaded environment
Optimize software for ultra-low-latency and high-throughput performance
Assist in troubleshooting and resolving production issues, ensuring system reliability
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all development and testing activities
Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and methodologies
Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers

Our Ideal Candidate Has:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline
1-3 years of experience developing software in C++ for real-time or low-latency systems
Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and design patterns
Familiarity with Linux operating systems, including development and debugging tools
Knowledge of scripting languages like Python is a plus
Experience with financial market data or trading systems is highly desirable but not require