C++ Developer (Linux) - Market Data (TCC)

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At TCC, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the most performance-critical and technically challenging problems in the capital markets and trading technology space. Our people are at the core of what we do, and we believe in working in an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, and high-impact environment.

About the team

The Market Data team at TCC is responsible for building and maintaining high-performance, low-latency systems that ingest, normalize, and distribute real-time market data from multiple global exchanges. You will work on latency-sensitive components, exchange protocol handling, and highly resilient systems that are central to trading and downstream consumers.

You will be part of a close-knit engineering team, collaborating across product, QA, and operations, while adhering to high engineering standards and focusing on stability, performance, and correctness.

What you will be doing :

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Market Data applications using C++ on Linux
• Build and enhance real-time market data handlers for exchange feeds (Quotes, Trades, Order Book depth, Status updates)
• Work on low-latency, high-throughput systems with a strong focus on performance optimization and memory efficiency
• Participate in the full development lifecycle in an Agile environment - design, development, testing, deployment, and support
• Analyze and troubleshoot production issues related to performance, data correctness, and stability
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested C++ code (unit and component tests)
• Perform code reviews and contribute to raising overall code quality and engineering standards
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and Support teams to ensure reliable delivery of Market Data services
• Contribute to system enhancements, refactoring, and technical debt reduction

What you bring :

• 3 to 6 years of hands-on experience in C++ development on Linux
• Strong knowledge of modern C++ (C++11/14/17), STL, and object-oriented design
• Solid understanding of Linux system programming, multi-threading, synchronization, and inter-process communication
• Experience working on low-latency / high-performance systems
• Good understanding of networking concepts (TCP/UDP, multicast) and real-time data processing
• Experience debugging complex issues in live production environments
• Familiarity with build systems, version control, and CI/CD practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently as well as in a team

Added Bonus if you have :

• Prior experience in Market Data systems (exchange feeds, order books, trade processing)
• Knowledge of financial market protocols or binary feed handling
• Experience with performance tuning tools and latency profiling
• Exposure to FIX / binary market data feeds
• Experience with scripting (Python/Shell) for tooling or automation
• Understanding of resilience patterns, failover, and high-availability systems

What we offer you

• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A modern, international work environment and a dedicated and motivated team
• A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities - FIS is your final career step!
• A competitive salary and benefits
• A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities

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Sourcing Model

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