Strategy Developer / HFT C++ Engineer

Strategy Developer/HFT C++ Engineer - Prop Trading - Remote - APAC/Europe Global Digital Asset Market Maker - Remote - Europe/APAC Friendly

Overview A leading global market-making firm in digital assets is hiring Strategy Developers to help scale and evolve its high-frequency trading platform. Operating across centralised and decentralised venues, the firm trades at significant scale and is investing heavily in performance, strategy sophistication, and system robustness. This role is fully remote and open to strong candidates globally.

Role Scope This position sits directly on the trading engine, building and refining high-performance strategies that operate across multiple asset classes and venues. You will work closely with traders and researchers to design, deploy, and optimise strategies in fast-moving markets, with a strong emphasis on correctness, speed, and adaptability.

The environment blends systematic and opportunistic trading, requiring engineers who understand both software performance and trading dynamics.

What You’ll Do Develop and optimise HFT and low-latency trading strategies in C++ Work across strategy logic, execution, and real-time risk controls Collaborate with quants and traders on signal research and strategy design Improve system performance, determinism, and resilience under load Analyse live trading behaviour and iterate rapidly based on real-world feedback Contribute to the evolution of a global, multi-venue trading platform Take ownership of production systems and respond to live trading issues when required

Required Experience & Skills Strong C++ experience in performance-critical or real-time systems Background in electronic trading, market-making, or latency-sensitive environments Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and systems programming Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with real financial impact Strong problem-solving skills and an ownership mindset

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Experience in HFT, prop trading, or systematic trading environments Exposure to digital asset markets (spot, derivatives, DeFi), though not required Familiarity with exchange APIs, market data feeds, and execution logic Experience working remotely in globally distributed teams

What This Role Is Not Not a research-only quant role Not a backend web or application engineering position Not a slow-moving or maintenance-focused environment

Why This Opportunity Direct ownership of trading logic in live markets Fully remote role with global scope and impact High-calibre team combining trading, quantitative research, and engineering Fast iteration cycles and strong engineering influence over strategy outcomes Competitive compensation aligned with performance and responsibility

Strategy Developer/HFT C++ Engineer - Prop Trading - Remote - APAC/Europe