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About the Role

Databento is seeking a junior software engineer to join its core engineering team, focusing on high-performance C/C++ and Rust codebases. This role involves working with petabytes of data and thousands of CPU cores to build modern APIs for financial data.

Responsibilities

• 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 and low latency.
• 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.

Requirements

• Prior internship experience or 1 to 3 years of full-time software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ or Rust.
• Knowledge of systems programming, algorithms, data structures, multithreading, networked I/O, serialization, CPU architecture, kernel, and compilers.
• Experience working with multiprocess environments.
• Comfortable with lldb/gdb.
• Good communication skills and work ethic for a remote workplace.
• An interest in low-level optimization and performance engineering.
• An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading.

Skills

• C/C++
• Rust
• Systems programming
• Algorithms
• Data structures
• Multithreading
• Networked I/O
• Serialization
• CPU architecture
• Kernel
• Compilers
• Multiprocess environments
• lldb/gdb

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time
• Remote

Experience Level

• Junior
• 1-3 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical subject

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching

About the Company

• Databento is a startup that builds modern APIs to get financial data.
• As a Series A startup, we've raised $37.8M to date, and grown our revenues by over 958% Y/Y in the past year—all with a team of fewer than 30 employees.

Equal Opportunity

• Databento, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics.
• In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in every location where we operate.
• This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
• Pursuant to applicable laws, we consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records.
• If you need an accommodation, please let us know.
• Our recruiting data suggests that underrepresented applicants often downplay their skills. Even if your experience doesn’t exactly match the qualifications listed, we still want to hear from you. Please apply!