Vice President - Principal Software Engineer – Market Data (Ultra-Low Latency C++) at N Consulting Ltd

We are hiring for a leading global financial services client to support their Global Execution Services (GES) Technology team. This is a senior, hands-on role working on mission-critical market data systems that power electronic trading platforms across global markets.

🔹 About the Role

You will be part of the Ultimate Market Data (UMD) IT team, responsible for sourcing, processing, and distributing ultra-low latency global equity and options market data to trading, analytics, and regulatory systems.
This is a hands-on, high-ownership role, working closely with global teams across London, New York, Tokyo, and Mumbai.

🔹 Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize ultra-low latency C++ (C++11/17) systems for real-time market data processing

Build and maintain high-performance market data feed handlers and exchange connectivity

Implement order book building and trade processing (TOB, Market-by-Price, Market-by-Order)

Work with equities, options, indices, and symbology processing

Integrate and process data from exchange protocols such as ITCH, SBE, Tag/Value

Collaborate with downstream trading systems to ensure accurate, timely market data delivery

Implement basic analytics such as VWAP and aggregated volume calculations

Integrate external data sources including Bloomberg APIs

Own end-to-end delivery across the entire SDLC – development, testing, deployment, and support

Contribute to architecture, code reviews, and software delivery best practices

🔹 Mandatory Skills

14–18 years of experience in market data or trading systems

Strong expertise in C++ 11/17 with a focus on ultra-low latency development

Deep understanding of equity exchange processing, order books, and trade flows

Hands-on experience with:

Market data feed handlers / exchange connectivity

TCP/IP, Multicast, IPC, shared memory, multi-threading, lock-free queues

Experience with high-availability, fault-tolerant systems

Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills

🔹 Desirable Skills

Python programming

Familiarity with Bloomberg APIs

Exposure to FPGA-based market data processing

Experience with CI/CD, version control, Google Test frameworks

📩 Interested?
Apply Please apply Jyoti@natobotics.com