C++ Developer – Amsterdam / London

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation packages

Relocation support

Fast-paced environment with new and/ex

Short feedback loops from idea to prod

Smaller teams with high impact

Job summary

Oxford Knight invites applications for a C++ developer to join a world-leading prop fund with teams in London and Amsterdam. You will work on ultra-low-latency components across the trading infrastructure, from protocol encoders to automated strategies, in a fast-paced environment that rewards rapid delivery.

Ideal candidates have at least 3 years of production C++ experience, strong knowledge of multithreading, networking, and algorithms, and a willingness to contribute across the stack.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of production-quality C++ experience.
• Experience with multithreaded applications, networks and OS.
• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Experience with Python is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop ultra-low-latency exchange protocol encoders.
• Fine-tune fully automated trading strategies.
• Collaborate with researchers, systems and ops teams.

Skills

C++

Multithreaded programming

Networks

Operating Systems

Algorithms and data structures

Python

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related field

Job description

World-leading prop fund is looking for C++ developers to join their rapidly expanding team in London and Amsterdam. This data and technology-driven firm specialise in developing automated trading systems that execute across global financial markets.

The successful candidate will be joining a small, highly productive and fast-paced team – working on critical software in a real-time environment. You will be responsible for working across the entire trading infrastructure – developing ultra-low-latency exchange protocol encoders; fine-tuning fully automated trading strategies; collaborating with researchers, systems and ops teams will all be part of your daily routine.

• Market-leading compensation packages
• Generous relocation support if needed
• Fast-paced environment with new and exciting challenges
• Short feedback loops from idea to production in as little as ~1 day
• Smaller teams with more opportunities for high impact in roles

Requirements:

• BSc in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum 3 yrs’ professional experience writing production quality code, preferably in C++
• Solid experience working on multithreaded applications, networks and operating systems
• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
• Experience with Python development is a strong plus
• Comfortable operating at various levels of abstraction, from individual machines to large scale distributed systems
• Finance experience is not necessary

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