Software Engineer; C++​/Rust

• By owning the entire market data stack end-to-end, Databento is the first platform of its kind to combine the performance and reliability demanded by the world’s leading trading firms with a dramatically simpler developer experience. Our team includes alumni of Two Sigma, Citadel Securities, Flow Traders, Tower Research, PDT Partners, SIG, and other top quantitative firms
• We’re looking for a midlevel or senior IC to join our core engineering team
• Our team is responsible for all things C/C++ and Rust, and the most performance-sensitive parts of our codebase
• You’ll be working with nearly 20 PB of data, with thousands of bare metal CPU cores at your disposal
• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance server applications in C/C++ and Rust
• Write message parsers and feed handlers for direct market data feeds from trading venues
• Optimize existing codebase for high throughput (millions of messages per second, up to 40+ gigabits) and low latency (measured in nanoseconds)
• Implement tools and libraries for petabyte-scale data processing and analysis
• Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for build, deployment, CI/CD
• Implement monitoring and improve application uptime
• Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates

• 401k
• Health and dental insurance
• Unlimited PTO

An interest in low-level optimization and performance engineering

Comfortable with lldb/gdb Knowledge of systems programming, algorithms, data structures, multithreading, networked I/O, serialization, CPU architecture, kernel, and compilers

Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust Experience working with multiprocess environments5+ years of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a trading firm, tech company, or high-growth startup

Good communication skills and work ethic for a remote workplace

An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading