Our client is a UAE-based digital asset trading firm, dedicated to building advanced systems for trading highly liquid crypto spot and derivatives instruments across global exchanges. At its core, the business is driven by innovation in automation, scalability, and performance, and they are assembling a team of exceptional professionals to power this next phase of growth.Role Requirement We’re searching for an accomplished Senior C++ Engineer to drive the evolution of our client’s low-latency trading platform. The successful applicant will have demonstrable experience in developing highly efficient, high-performance real-time systems tailored for financial markets.Responsibilities Help shape the technical roadmap, architecture, and engineering standards. Build efficient, low-latency trading systems with modern C++ (C++17/20+). Boost system efficiency by lowering latency, enhancing throughput, implementing lock-free programming techniques, and optimizing memory management. Develop and manage market-making algorithms, order routing, reference data, and risk management systems. Build and manage connections to crypto exchanges via FIX, Web Socket, REST, and proprietary protocols. Implement real-time market data ingestion, normalization, and processing pipelines. Collaborate with quantitative researchers, traders, and Dev Sec Ops engineers to transform strategic requirements into reliable, production-ready software solutions. Perform code reviews, conduct thorough testing, run simulations, and use profiling tools to guarantee that the system remains stable and fast even when handling heavy traffic. Troubleshoot and fix live high-frequency production problems.Qualifications Broad background working with real-time systems for financial markets, such as high-frequency trading, market making, or proprietary trading, built with C++ to ensure low latency and high throughput. Strong background working with:High-performance, lock-free code and concurrent systems Multi-threaded applications, CPU internals, and low-level performance tuning Network development using TCP/UDP, with bonus points for experience in kernel-bypass frameworks Efficient memory usage, including creating or working with custom memory allocators Solid grasp of how markets function at a technical level, including order book behavior and the mechanics behind market-making strategies Practical experience connecting to digital asset exchanges and working with high-frequency, real-time data streams Comfortable working in Linux environments, with skills in systems-level development, performance optimization, and using low-level debugging utilitiesPreferred Hands-on work with kernel bypass methods or other techniques used to achieve extremely low latency. Practical use of Python for automation tasks, data handling, and building early-stage trading models. Solid grasp of distributed architectures, including resilience, redundancy, and systems designed for continuous uptime. Background in risk controls, simulation/backtest environments, or tooling used in systematic trading. Professional exposure to high-speed crypto trading environments, HFT desks, or specialized crypto market-making teams.This opportunity offers a rare chance to shape the future of a cutting-edge trading venture backed by a leading UAE investment group.Salary: Highly competitive, in line with experience and market standards.To apply, please submit your CV via the link.For additional information about open vacancies and events we are attending, please feel free to follow our Linked In Page. We are presently working numerous client roles at Block Delta.