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Databento

Financial Services · 40 people

Software Engineer (C++/C#)

Posted 13 Oct

What’s this role about? The role involves owning and maintaining the C# client library and developing high-performance server applications in C++. Responsibilities include writing message parsers for market data feeds and optimizing the codebase for high throughput and low latency.

Boston, Massachusetts
Remote
Full-time
5-10 years exp
Boston, Massachusetts

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Company

About Databento Databento makes it simpler and faster to get market data. Our self-service model allows users to instantly pick up live exchange feeds and terabytes of historical data - and only pay for what they use. Databento provides both historical and real-time data, both raw PCAPs and normalized data, both usage-based pricing and affordable monthly subscriptions, as well as connectivity solutions. Since launching 3 years ago, Databento has gained over 60,000 customers, from early-stage startups to the largest financial institutions in the world. Databento's team has walked in the shoes of its customers, bringing years of experience running high-frequency trading desks from firms like Two Sigma, Flow Traders, Virtu, and Tower Research.

Databento

A simpler, faster way to get market data.

FintechMarket dataand Algorithmic trading
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11-50 employees
Financial Services
2019
Privately Held
22k LinkedIn followers
Raised $41.8M

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain our C# client library, ensuring it is robust, well-tested,
  • and easy for external users to integrate with.
  • Design, develop, and maintain high-performance server applications in C++.
  • 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.

Qualification

SoftwareTechnologyEngineeringFinance & AccountingData & Analytics

Preferred

  • trading firm, tech company, or high-growth startup.
  • Strong proficiency in both C++ and C#.
  • Experience with Java is a plus.
  • Experience designing APIs with a strong focus on intuitive,
  • developer-friendly interfaces.
  • Familiarity with open source best practices, including release management,
  • versioning, changelogs, issue triage, and backwards compatibility.
  • 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.
  • We offer health, dental, disability, and life insurance benefits, as well as
  • 401(k) matching for full-time employees. We accommodate 100% remote work, with
  • teammates living around the globe and paid in their local currency.
  • The base salary range for this role is $150,000–$250,000, benchmarked to Tier 1
  • locations in each country. Total compensation may also include bonuses,
  • commissions, and equity, depending on the role.
  • Be cautious of phishing scams impersonating Databento that offer fake job
  • interviews and request purchases. Official emails come only from @databento.com
  • or us.greenhouse-mail.io (our ATS). Any other domains (e.g.,
  • Databento, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
  • Our recruiting data suggests that underrepresented applicants often downplay
  • their skills. Even if your experience doesn’t exactly match the qualifications
  • listed, we still want to hear from you. Please apply!

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