--- title: 'C++ Senior Software Engineer (High Load) at Sparkland' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/c-senior-software-engineer-high-load-sparkland-remote-4618rfvrvagq' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-27' --- # C++ Senior Software Engineer (High Load) at Sparkland - **Company:** Sparkland - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2025-02-03 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-27 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sparkland/jobs/5435666004 ## Job description We are a team of highly-driven individuals who are passionate about technology, algorithmic trading, and solving intellectually challenging problems. Being a part of Sparkland means you get to work with some of the brightest people in one of the world’s fastest-growing and most exciting industries. We are fully remote and have a flat corporate structure that values open-mindedness, entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to excellence, and continuous learning. ## The role We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who has experience with high-load/low-latency applications. You will be based in our Dubai office, working on developing and optimizing trading systems, algorithms, and market data and exchange connectivity to cryptocurrency exchanges. If you have worked with low-latency systems where everything needs to run fast but also focused on reliability, you might be a good candidate for this role. ## Responsibilities - Develop and maintain market data components, exchange connectivity to cryptocurrency exchanges. - Develop and maintain trading algorithms and add new features to the trading system. - Optimise existing trading system for micros/nanos. - Be a team player and work collaboratively with different teams to maintain and improve trading systems. Required Skills & Experience - Minimum 8 years of experience in C++ software development with a desirable total of at least 10 years in software development. - Experience working with high-load and low latency applications. - Expertise in optimising low latency applications and crunching micros/nanos. - Good understanding of design patterns, data structures, and algorithms. - Good knowledge of network protocols. Exposure to Websockets, FIX, Kafka will be an added advantage. - Experience in financial markets and/or high-frequency systems. Experience in developing trading strategies will be an added advantage. - Good analytical and debugging skills. Ability to debug critical issues. - Independently lead the assigned technical initiatives, from requirements gathering to deployments. - Proficiency with modern AI-assisted development tools and workflows, such as Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent. Optional (Bonus) - Experience in Kernel bypass/DPDK. - Experience in system level/network performance optimisations. - Ability to lead the team in future, and work with other developers located remotely. ## What we offer - Competitive salary package and performance bonus. - Flexible working hours and a healthy work-life balance. - Prestigious office location in Dubai. - Ability to work in a thriving, multicultural, and fun environment in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. - Corporate workations: we regularly go on corporate trips to cool places all over the world to get to know each other better, work, and explore the local culture. ## About Sparkland ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Sparkland is a leading global high-frequency trading (HFT) firm that uses proprietary algorithms and state-of-the-art technology to provide liquidity and efficiency across major cryptocurrency exchanges. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped / Profitable since first month) - **Headquarters**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Capital Markets / High-Frequency Trading (HFT) / Cryptocurrency Market Making - **Target customers**: Cryptocurrency exchanges and the broader crypto trading ecosystem (B2B market making); indirectly serves retail and institutional traders by improving market liquidity. - **Mission or purpose**: To create fairer, more efficient financial markets for everybody by making markets more liquid and efficient. ## Products & Services - **Proprietary HFT Algorithms**: Advanced mathematical models and complex trading strategies built, tested, and continuously refined in-house to trade 24/7 across 2,000+ trading pairs. - **Market Making Services**: Provides liquidity to major cryptocurrency exchanges, trading up to 6% of the total trading volume on some of the largest platforms. - **Technology Infrastructure**: A global network of 300+ servers with 99% uptime, enabling nanosecond-level response times to market events. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held, bootstrapped). - **Key Metric**: Total cumulative USD volume traded exceeds $700 billion; profitable every month since its first month of operation (7+ consecutive years). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: None listed (the firm is proprietary and uses its own capital, not client funds). Partners with major global cryptocurrency exchanges. - **Growth Signals**: The company has been consistently profitable for 7 years, trades up to 6% of volume on major exchanges, and is actively expanding its team globally (recently hiring for Network Performance Engineer, Data Scientist, and Software Developers). ## Competitive Advantages - **Bootstrapped & Profitable**: Zero reliance on external funding; has been profitable from month one, allowing full control and long-term strategic focus. - **Proprietary Technology**: A fully in-house tech stack (Python, C++, Angular, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible) built for nanosecond-level performance. - **Lean, High-Impact Team**: A small, elite team of approximately 7 employees, many sourced from top-tier firms (Deutsche Bank, Hudson River Trading, Bloomberg, Google), enabling flat hierarchy and rapid decision-making. - **Global 24/7 Operation**: A server network spanning multiple continents ensures 99% uptime and the ability to react instantly to market events. ## Strategic Focus - **Talent Acquisition**: Actively hiring for niche roles (C++ developers, Python developers, Quantitative Analysts, Algorithmic Traders) to scale the engineering and trading teams. - **Geographic Expansion**: Building out a distributed team across the Central European timezone (with offices in Dubai, Germany, Poland, Hungary) and offering relocation packages to attract global talent. - **Technology Refinement**: Continuously improving their trading algorithms and infrastructure to maintain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving HFT landscape. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Autonomy**: Flat organizational structure with an open culture where everyone’s opinions drive decisions. The company emphasizes hiring for mindset over experience, seeking "novices and newcomers" with the right attitude. - **Flexibility**: Flexible working hours within the Central European timezone; remote-friendly with a strong emphasis on asynchronous work. - **Unique Perks**: - **Annual "Workations"**: Twice-a-year company-wide retreats to hang out in real life. - **Relocation Packages**: Full support for moving to the Dubai office. - **Financial Growth**: The firm is profitable and rewards team members with significant financial upside. - **Engineering Excellence**: Developers work on the full stack of a high-performance trading system, from infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform) to real-time data pipelines (Python, C++). The work is highly impactful—your code directly moves markets. - **Team Composition**: A small, elite team (7 people) with alumni from Google, Bloomberg, Hudson River Trading, and Deutsche Bank, providing a steep learning curve and high-caliber peer group. ## Sources 1. [sparkland.io](https://sparkland.io/) 2. [Greenhouse Job Board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sparkland) 3. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://ca.linkedin.com/company/sparkland) 4. [Built In Careers](https://builtin.com/company/sparkland/jobs) ## Other roles at Sparkland - [Algorithmic Trader](https://feeny.ai/job/algorithmic-trader-sparkland-4201p43dy7k2)