C++ Backend Engineer - Digital-Asset Trading

Company Description Tradeweb is a global leader in electronic trading for rates, credit, equities, and money markets. As financial markets become increasingly interconnected, our technology enables efficient, multi-asset trading on a global scale. We serve more than 3,000 clients in more than 85 countries, including many of the world's largest banks, asset managers, hedge funds, insurers, corporations, and wealth managers. Creative collaboration and sharp client focus have helped fuel our organic growth. We facilitated average daily trading volume (ADV) of more than $2.2 trillion over the past four fiscal quarters, topping $2.5 trillion in ADV for the first quarter of 2025. Since our IPO in 2019, Tradeweb has completed four acquisitions and doubled our revenues - and 2024 was our 25th consecutive year of record revenues. Tradeweb is a great place to work, recognized in 2024 by Forbes as one of America's Best Companies and by U.S. News and World Report as one of the Best Financial Services Companies to Work For. Tradeweb Markets LLC ("Tradeweb") is proud to be an EEO Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled/Affirmative Action Employer. Mission: Move first and never stop. Collaborate with clients to create and build solutions that drive efficiency, connectivity, and transparency in electronic trading. https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf Group Details As an integral part of its technology plan, Tradeweb is looking for a talented, self-motivated engineer to work within the team developing the company's next-generation 24/7 digital asset trading platform. The team builds cloud-based C++ microservices that orchestrate negotiation between counterparties, capture trades, and record settlements on ledgers. Tradeweb Technology jobs are fully remote. The Tradeweb Technology hub is located in our Jersey City office and can be used for team meetings and collaboration efforts. There may be occasional travel to the Jersey City office for organizational off-sites. Job Responsibilities C++ application development for cloud-based microservices Participate in application design and implementation; contribute to system architecture and roadmap decisions Enhance platform components that handle negotiation of tokenized assets, trade capture, and settlement orchestration Develop backend services integrating with DAML ledgers, internal services, and external APIs; design message formats and serialization (protobuf, flatbuffers, or equivalent) Design and write unit and integration tests; participate in code and design reviews Analyze and resolve CPU, memory, and I/O issues to improve service reliability and ensure predictable performance under load Drive CI/CD, automated performance and correctness checks, and strong operational practices Design and build systems engineered for 24/7 trading with fault-tolerant architecture, graceful degradation, and fast recovery strategies Identify critical production and client-facing issues and prioritize remediation Lead code reviews and contribute to system architecture and roadmap with ownership of delivered solutions Qualifications Strong skills in modern C++ (C++11, C++14, C++17, C++20), including templates, RAII, move semantics, data structures, and design patterns Minimum 5 years of experience as a C++ developer, with 7 to 10 years preferred (mid-level to senior) Strong systems programming experience on Linux (gcc or clang, CMake, Conan, or equivalent) Detailed knowledge of multithreading, synchronization, atomics, and concurrency debugging Production experience building cloud-based microservices with high availability and strong operational practices Proficiency with profiling and debugging tools such as perf, gdb, valgrind, and sanitizers Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate effectively across technical and business teams Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience Desirable Skills Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems, AWS, and Aurora or PostgreSQL Background in financial markets, trading systems, or digital assets Familiarity with Node.js frontends and backend integration Knowledge of enterprise distributed ledger technologies such as Canton or crypto-native settlement flows Experience designing fault-tolerant systems including idempotency, backpressure, retry strategies, and resilience patterns Experience with API design and integration (gRPC or REST) and serialization formats such as protobuf or flatbuffers Experience with integration and system testing using Python (pytest), including containerized environments and ledger simulations Additional Information Tradeweb is committed to providing valuable and competitive benefits. In addition to working in our culture of innovation and collaboration, we offer: Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance Flexible hybrid work environment Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Maven Family Building Benefit, including a $10,000 lifetime reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and surrogacy expenses 401(k) Savings Plan with up to 75% contribution and 100% match on the first 4% The current pay range for this role is $150,000 to $270,000 per year based on a full-time schedule. Compensation is determined by qualifications, market data, and internal guidelines. This role is also eligible for Tradeweb's discretionary bonus program. This role is expected to remain open until 4/19/26. Other Benefit Programs Pre-tax commuter benefits ARAG legal services Employee assistance program Tuition reimbursement Financial wellness tools Travel assistance benefits Pet insurance Corporate gym subsidies Wellness perks