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Senior Software Engineer

Durlston Partners
York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 10/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/23/2026

C Engineer – Ultra-Low Latency | Quantitative Trading Firm | Up to $750,000 USD | New York
Durlston Partners is working with a quantitative trading firm in New York that’s hiring a C engineer for the systems at the center of its trading. You’ll work side by side with traders and researchers and take projects from first idea to production. The frameworks every trading application runs on will be yours to shape.
You'll work closely with trading and research teams, testing live protocols and feeds, optimizing execution performance and improving fill rates.
What the role demands
4 years of professional C experience
A track record of shipping high-performance, latency-sensitive software
A strong grasp of hardware architecture and how it affects latency
Solid knowledge of network protocols and low-level network development
Advanced understanding of OS internals and the Linux kernel
x86 assembly experience is a strong plus
What you'll be doing
Building ultra-low latency, high-throughput trading systems in C on Linux
Benchmarking, profiling and tuning critical services for every bit of speed
Pushing the core trading frameworks forward
New York / Chicago
You’ll join an engineering team with a strong reputation in the industry, and you’ll get the tools and the freedom to do your best work.
If you’re a C Engineer with Competitive programming or CTF background with experience in developing low latency systems -
reach out to jaynair@durlstonpartners.com for a confidential conversation.

Salary : $750,000

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