01Overview
Obsidian Capital is a proprietary high-frequency trading firm in Ahmedabad, building ultra-low-latency systems that trade Indian markets with our own capital. Tiny, hungry team. Big ambitions. The code you ship moves P&L; the next trading day not the next quarter.
We are hiring a Software Developer to build and maintain the systems our traders and quantitative researchers use every day. You will work across our trading platform, write performance-critical code in C++ and Python, and own features end-to-end from design to production.
What you'll do
Design, develop, test, and maintain components of our trading and research platform
Write low-latency, high-throughput code in C++ and Python
Build internal tools and infrastructure used directly by traders and quant researchers
Diagnose and resolve issues in live production trading systems
Collaborate with cross-functional teams traders, researchers, and other engineers on project delivery
Profile, benchmark, and optimize hot paths in production code
Requirements
Must have
1 3 years of professional experience building production software systems
Robust proficiency in C++ and Python
Hands-on experience with multithreading and multiprocessing
Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns
Comfort working in Linux settings
Genuine interest in financial markets and algorithmic trading
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (any graduate considered for exceptional candidates)
Nice to have
Experience building latency-sensitive or systems-level applications
Exposure to network programming, sockets, or kernel-bypass stacks
Prior work in quantitative finance, trading, or market data systems
Contributions to open-source systems projects
Benefits
Compensation: INR 24 36 LPA, based on experience
Year-end performance-linked bonus
Direct ownership of high-impact work in a small, focused team
Exposure to the full stack of a proprietary trading business research, execution, risk, infrastructure
Work alongside traders, researchers, and engineers in one room
In office role in Ahmedabad immediate joining preferred .
