Compiler Engineer - C++ / ML Systems

Compiler Engineer - Global Quant Fund - NYC

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and building systems where latency and efficiency are critical
• Working on problems that require a deep understanding of how software behaves at runtime
• Improving performance across the stack - from how code is written to how it is executed
• Owning highly impactful components used directly in production environments

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience building

performance-critical systems in C\+\+

• A deep understanding of how software interacts with hardware (CPU, memory, concurrency)
• A track record of working on complex systems where

efficiency and optimisation mattered

• Engineers who think beyond surface-level code and care about what happens underneath
• Experience working on tooling, runtimes, or performance optimisation at a systems level is highly relevant.

Typical backgrounds

• Performance / infrastructure / systems teams in Big Tech
• Low latency or trading systems
• High-performance computing, databases, or large-scale distributed systems

Why this role

• Work on systems where improvements are measurable and immediate
• Small, high-calibre teams with real ownership
• Compensation at the top end of the market