About Citadel Securities
Citadel Securities is a leading global market maker that provides institutional and retail investors with the liquidity they need to execute transactions in all market conditions across a broad array of equity and fixed income products. At Citadel Securities, the brightest minds in finance, science and technology use next-generation analytics to solve the market’s most critical challenges, turn big ideas into real-world outcomes and accelerate their careers. For more information, visit CitadelSecurities.com.
C++ at Citadel Securities
Our Software Engineers create next-generation software to support business areas across the firm in developing and delivering custom-solutions that optimize performance and efficiency.
Objectives
- Build, maintain, and support one of the world’s most powerful trading platforms while continuously improving performance, functionality, and stability of the system
 - Design, develop, test, and deploy elegant software solutions across the firm
 - Partner with business leaders to define priorities and deliver custom solutions
 - Analyze complex business and technical problems
 - Make sound decisions proactively and in a self-directed manner
 - Provide timely systems support for trading activities
 
Skills and Preferred Qualifications
- A deep passion for technology and software development
 - In-depth experience working in C++
 - The ambition to solve open-ended problems using analytical methods
 - Sound understanding of multi-threaded application design and development
 - Professional experience working with distributed systems
 - Strong communication and interpersonal skills applicable to a dynamic trading environment
 - Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
 - Experience with proprietary trading is preferable but not necessary