C++ Developer

Huxley Associates; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a C++ Developer for a permanent role in London. The position involves developing applications while ensuring high-quality deliverables. Ideal candidates should have over 6 years of experience with modern C++, along with a solid background in SQL and software engineering practices. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about technology within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience with modern C++.
• 4+ years of experience with SQL or a comparable relational database.
• Proficiency in Git for code versioning.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all aspects of application development.
• Analyze complex technical problems and make sound decisions.
• Develop systems on a stable C++ codebase.
• Provide day-to-day support for applications.

Skills

Modern C++

SQL

Git

TCP/UDP standards

Python

Bash

Tools

CMake

RHEL Linux

Job description

Overview

We have a current opportunity for a C++ Developer on a permanent basis. The position will be based in London. For further information about this position please apply.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all aspects of application development including functional and technical specifications, design, development and production support. Ensure high quality of deliverables while complying with development best practices.
• Demonstrating an ability to analyze complex technical problems, you will be required to make sound technical decisions in a proactive and self-directed manner, with responsibility across all phases of the technology life cycle.
• Systems development on a mature, modern codebase written in C++
• Responsible for the quality of your own code
• Test, evaluate and recommend technologies to improve our overall solutions
• Constantly improving the development life cycle and code quality
• Communicate and collaborate with the research and trading teams to design and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions
• Provide day-to-day support for the applications

Requirements, Skills & Experience

• Must be a true computer scientist and avid software engineer with a passion for self-learning
• Must have 6+ years of relevant industry experience with modern C++
• Must have 4+ year experience with SQL, or a comparable relational database
• Preferred exposure to the CMake build system
• Willingness to learn new technologies and adopt the mindset of an agnostic problem solver based on significant expertise in computer science fundamentals
• Proficiency in Git for code versioning
• Solid understanding of TCP/UDP standards and network protocols
• Systems development experience, preferably with real-time systems and/or distributed application
• Experience with writing low latency single and concurrent threaded applications
• Understanding of the C++ development life cycle and tooling on RHEL Linux
• Knowledge of Python and Bash for scripting
• Optional exposure to kernel tuning
• Optional exposure to the FIX protocol
• C++/Linux tooling
• Exposure to test-driven development