Senior C++ Engineer – Systematic Crypto Trading

Posted on November 15, 2025
Zurich
Permanent
Posted on November 15, 2025

About this role

Salary: CHF 140’000 - 180’000 per year

Requirements:
  • 6-10 years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Advanced expertise in C++; proficiency in Python a plus.
  • Prior experience in systematic or algorithmic trading environments is advantageous.
  • Strong interest in crypto and decentralized finance.
  • Proven ability to design and implement real-time, reliable, and scalable systems.
  • Collaborative mindset, clear communication, and commitment to code quality.
  • Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS) preferred.
Responsibilities:
  • Build and optimize front-office systems for algorithmic trading, including data processing, risk management, execution, and post-trade workflows.
  • Collaborate closely with traders and quantitative researchers to automate and support 24/7 trading strategies.
  • Integrate with on-chain and DeFi data sources to enable real-time insights and execution.
  • Contribute to architectural design and end-to-end system development for low-latency environments.
  • Mentor junior engineers, promote best coding practices, and uphold high technical standards.
Technologies:
  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Support
  • Python
  • C++

More:

As a core member of the crypto trading desk, you will contribute to designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems that power the firm’s automated trading strategies. This includes both greenfield development and enhancement of existing infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance across all trading operations.

last updated 46 week of 2025

Salary

CHF 140’000 - 180’000 per year
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