SVP Head of Market Data Engineering (C++)

Role Overview

Join the Market Data Engineering team at Citi’s Equities Technology organization to design and deliver next-generation real-time market data distribution platforms. The role involves hands-on system design and implementation, contributing to architectural decisions and ensuring adherence to latency targets.

What You Will Do

Design and develop Citi’s next-generation real-time market data distribution platforms, build and evolve performance-critical C++ components, define and enforce platform standards, engineer the end-to-end wire-to-consumer hot path, and own operating-system and runtime-level optimizations.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of hands-on engineering experience building low-latency, high-throughput systems, strong proficiency in modern C++, and prior experience designing or owning real-time market data distribution platforms in a global financial institution.

Requirements

• 12+ years of hands-on engineering experience building low-latency, high-throughput systems
• Strong proficiency in modern C++
• Prior experience designing or owning real-time market data distribution platforms in a global financial institution
• Deep, hands-on experience with UDP multicast in production environments
• Strong understanding of low-latency techniques
• Production experience using Aeron
• Demonstrated ownership of wire-to-consumer latency observability
• Strong understanding of exchange microstructure and regional market structure differences across global venues
• Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and deliver in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment
• Excellent communication skills

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off packages
• Paid holidays