Posted 43 months ago
Software Developer – Internal Compute Frameworks (C++)
@ Squarepoint Capital
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Squarepoint Capital is hiring a C++ software developer for its Internal Compute Frameworks team, which builds a cloud-like abstraction layer over the firm's global infrastructure. The role involves designing and building high-performance compute, orchestration, service hosting and storage platforms, and owning systems through deployment and support. Five or more years of professional experience and a bachelor's degree are required.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain scalable, production-grade C++ systems
- Develop compute, orchestration, service hosting and storage platforms
- Create consistent interfaces over global infrastructure
- Partner with investment and technology teams
- Own systems from design through deployment and support
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong C++ and Linux proficiency
- Experience with microservices or multithreaded applications
- Experience building highly available distributed systems at scale
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- Employer posting date
- 2023-05-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, 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.
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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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Position Overview
The Internal Compute Frameworks (ICF) team is building a cloud-like abstraction layer over the firm’s global infrastructure. Our platforms reduce the complexity and friction of low-level infrastructure for investment and technology teams, spanning compute orchestration, batch scheduling, service hosting and petabyte-scale storage.
We are looking for an experienced C++ developer to design and build high-performance infrastructure, platforms and tooling. Depending on team needs and experience, the role may focus on compute, orchestration, services, storage or shared capabilities across the ICF ecosystem.
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain scalable, production-grade C++ systems
- Develop platforms for compute, workload orchestration, service hosting and large-scale storage
- Create simple, consistent interfaces over complex global infrastructure
- Design for performance, reliability, scalability and operability
- Partner with investment and technology teams to shape and deliver solutions
- Own systems from architecture and implementation through deployment and support
- Diagnose complex software and distributed-systems issues
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Linux
- Experience with microservices or asynchronous, multithreaded applications
- Strong system design, debugging and problem-solving skills
- Ability to own production systems in a fast-paced environment
- Clear communication and confidence working directly with stakeholders
- Experience building highly available distributed systems at scale
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of storage, scheduling, orchestration or service platforms
- Familiarity with database internals, indexing, SQL or data formats such as Arrow, Parquet or Protocol Buffers
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Slurm or cloud platforms
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