C++ Engineering Lead - Delta Force

The Delta Force team is looking for a Team Lead to own business-critical technical initiatives and manage a team of engineers within the delta trading execution group. You'll be a hands-on manager developing and maintaining high-performance valuation, execution, and post-trade systems. Working closely with Traders, Quants, and Technologists, you'll help drive the evolution of delta trading from a risk management function into a true alpha-generating strategy - integrating delta trading with volatility trading to capitalize on increased liquidity and tighter spreads. By mentoring your team, managing cross-functional projects, and upholding the highest standards of software engineering, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our delta trading infrastructure remains fast, efficient, and competitive.

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership & Development

• Design and build high-performance delta one trading systems
• Lead technical design discussions and drive architectural decisions
• Work closely with traders, quants, and technologists to drive ideas from inception to production in a timely and robust manner
• Ensure operational safety and uphold the highest standards of software engineering by thoroughly testing code, following a coherent and maintainable design and architecture, and adhering to best practices - prioritizing carefully planned, well-structured solutions over ad hoc implementations

People & Project Management

• Lead and mentor a small team of engineers, supporting their professional growth and day-to-day technical work
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining quality and reliability
• Help establish team priorities in alignment with broader business and trading objectives
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture consistent with CTC's values

What We're Looking For

Required

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a production environment using modern C++
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining large-scale C++ systems
• Deep knowledge of low-level systems programming, optimization, and hardware/software co-design
• Strong fundamentals in computer architecture and networking protocols
• Experience writing multithreaded and distributed systems with an affinity for delivering clean, performant code
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing competing priorities without sacrificing quality
• Ability to quickly triage issues and drive the resolution effort through completion

Preferred

• Experience managing or mentoring engineers (2-4 people), with a passion for developing talent and building strong teams
• Experience working in the trading industry