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Company Overview hermeneutic Investments is a best-in-class proprietary trading firm and hedge fund. It deploys research-driven discretionary and systematic strategies as well as makes strategic long-term investments. The partners' decade-long history of success in trading and business building and a firm-wide cultural emphasis on alpha generation, open debate, relentless iteration, and teamwork are key to the firm's continued expansion in a challenging market environment that has hamstrung competitors. A hard-wired emphasis on risk management and opportunistic market participation ensure that hermeneutic Investments will continue its growth trajectory in the coming decades. Job Overview As a Senior C++ Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and optimization of our core real-time trading infrastructure. You will work on latency-sensitive components, ensure code quality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions. You will participate in technical discussions, contribute to system improvements, and ensure our C++ codebase continues to be a strong foundation for high-availability systems. While you will be expected to provide technical guidance and mentorship, this role is hands-on with a strong focus on coding, debugging, and performance tuning. Prior experience in trading systems is highly preferred. Responsibilities Collaborate with traders and project managers to gain a deep understanding of mission-critical trading applications. Develop and maintain high-performance C++ components for real-time data processing, event handling, and command execution. Contribute to system design decisions around memory management, concurrency models, error recovery, and inter-process communication. Work with backend and frontend engineers to design efficient APIs and system boundaries across services. Conduct in-depth code reviews with a focus on performance, correctness, and maintainability. Identify performance bottlenecks and lead efforts in profiling and optimization. Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on design patterns, performance, and C++ best practices. Contribute directly to feature implementation, maintenance, and system improvements. Stay informed on industry trends and advancements in trading infrastructure and real-time systems. Foster a culture of technical ownership and transparency. Requirements Must Have 7+ years of experience in C++ system-level development (ideally C++17 or newer) Proven experience designing low-latency, high-throughput, and highly available systems Deep understanding of threading models, memory layout, lock-free data structures, and CPU/cache behavior Proficiency with system-level debugging and profiling tools (e.g., perf, gdb, valgrind, sanitizers) Experience writing technical design documents and leading system-level architectural discussions Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across backend and frontend teams Experience mentoring engineers and leading large-scale system design Experience in networking protocols (TCP, UDP, WebSockets) support Familiarity with event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, and message queues/brokers (ex. ZeroMQ and/or Kafka) Nice to Have Knowledge of Python and/or Rust Background in crypto , high-frequency trading , or real-time market data systems . Experience designing and consuming gRPC or RESTful APIs Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB) Familiarity with crypto exchange market data and order routing protocols Contributions to open-source projects or a strong technical blog/portfolio Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus , Grafana , OpenTelemetry ). Interview Process CV Screening - We will review your application based on the qualifications and experience outlined above. HR Interview - To clarify any questions before technical assessment. First interview - Interview with t