C++ Developer

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Developer to enhance its low latency real-time ticker plant. In this role, you will be responsible for the entire project life-cycle, from initial analysis to production support. Your expertise in C/C++ programming on Unix/Linux platforms will be crucial as you design, develop, and maintain applications. Collaborating with technical and product managers, you'll ensure that software applications meet high standards. This position offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and reliability of data feeds across multiple asset classes. If you're ready to take on a challenging role in a forward-thinking company, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Strong C/C++ programming skills on Unix/Linux platforms.
• Experience with multi-threaded applications and debugging.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and unit test applications.
• Maintain and modify existing software applications.
• Provide on-call support for production on a rotation basis.

Skills

C/C++ Programming

Unix/Linux

Shell Scripting

TCP/IP

Multi-threaded Applications

Debugging Skills

GIT

Google Unit Testing

Effective Teamwork

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GDB

Valgrind

MySQL

Postgres

Job description

Job Description

Job Purpose

ICE Data Services, located at Sancroft, London, is seeking a Senior Developer to join our team of talented, creative, and dedicated professionals working to support exchange and contributor data feeds on a low latency real-time ticker plant.

The senior developer is responsible for all phases of the project life-cycle activities, from initial analysis through production support, including design, testing, integration, implementation, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the development manager, responsibilities will include:

• Assist technical & product managers in evaluating product requirements for software applications.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications.
• Provide accurate and reliable estimates for project tasks.
• Develop, customize, and integrate applications.
• Maintain and modify existing software applications with periodic releases.
• Create test plans and tools; support testing and address online bug reports/issues.
• Document applications for technical white papers, functional, and operational support documents.
• Provide on-call out-of-hours support for production on a rotation basis and ad hoc weekend and/or early morning cover of releases.
• Adhere to departmental and company testing, change control, deployment, and development practices, supporting QA engineers with their full integration, functional, and regression testing.

Knowledge and Experience

• Strong C/C++ programming skills on Unix/Linux platforms.
• Experience with Linux/Unix and shell scripting.
• Experience with TCP/IP and multicast applications.
• Hands-on experience developing multi-threaded applications.
• Understanding of complex systems and debugging skills.
• Experience with debuggers such as GDB and memory checkers like Valgrind.
• Experience with GIT source control management.
• Experience with Google unit testing and testing frameworks.
• SDLC experience relevant to current development processes.
• Ability to adhere to company standards.
• Effective teamwork skills, working with project teams, leads, managers, QA, Operations, and Product Management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred

• Experience with database technologies like MySQL and Postgres.
• Understanding of market data behavior across multiple asset classes (Equities, options, fixed income, derivatives).
• Experience with high throughput, low latency systems.
• Experience with cloud-based application development and deployment.
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask.