Posted 29 months ago
Junior Software Developer (C++)
@ Squarepoint Capital
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Squarepoint Capital is hiring a junior software developer to build low latency, high performance C++ systems that execute its critical trading path. The work covers trading frameworks, market data services and high-volume distributed applications. The posting asks for up to 4 years of relevant experience and a computer science or related degree.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement low latency C++ trading systems
- Build trading frameworks and centralised data services
- Develop high-volume distributed applications
- Serve market data and provide market connectivity
Requirements summary:
- Degree in computer science or software-heavy discipline
- Up to 4 years relevant experience
- Experience with C++, git and Linux
- Excellent written and verbal communication
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- Employer posting date
- 2024-06-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, Computer Engineering |
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Squarepoint Capital
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Full company description
Squarepoint is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients. We are a data and technology driven firm who specialize in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.
- LinkedIn followers
- 54,397
- People associated on LinkedIn
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- 250 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, US
- One Ropemaker Street, London, United Kingdom EC2Y9AW, GB
- 88 Market Street, Singapore, Singapore 048948, SG
- 1190 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3B0G7, CA
- 16 Avenue Matignon, Paris, France 75008, FR
- Quai du Mont Blanc 1, Geneva, Switzerland 1201, CH
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- 18 Westlands Rd, Hong Kong, HK
- Intermediate Ring Road, Bangalore, 560071, IN
- Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, AE
- 845 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002, US
- Calle de Velázquez, 34, Madrid, Community of Madrid 28001, ES
- 201 W Brookline St, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, US
- Business categories
- Financial Services
- Other recorded names
- Squarepoint Capital
- Squarepoint
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- 0
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Squarepoint is a leading global investment management firm that develops quantitative investment strategies to achieve high quality returns for our clients. We are a data and technology driven firm who specialize in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 52 |
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Please only apply to the one job you feel best fits your skillset and experience. If our team feels you are better suited for another role, we will reach out about the alternate opportunity.
Position Overview:
At Squarepoint we use C++ to build the majority of our low latency and high performance systems, which are directly responsible for executing the critical trading path. Your work in this domain will have a direct impact on our trading success: powering critical trading operations, serving low latency market data or providing crucial market connectivity access to our daily trading operations. You could be driving the design and implementation of trading frameworks, centralised services processing massive volumes of data, or other high-volume distributed applications at Squarepoint.
Whichever project you work on, you will be pushing the boundaries of high performance software, and growing your skills in a highly collegiate work environment.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other degree with a heavy emphasis on software development,
- Up to 4 years experience in a relevant role such as software or quant development, or similar
- Experience with C++, git, and Linux
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Eagerness to continuously learn new technologies and develop with us
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
Nice to Have:
- Degree with emphasis on low-level systems programming, high performance computing, or similar
- Experience with any one of: KDB+/q, Python
- Experience working in an investment or financial business is useful
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