C++ Engineer

Understanding Recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a remote C++ Engineer to work on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will maintain and optimize high-volume data feeds and manage updates from multiple data vendors. Ideal candidates have a degree in Computer Science and experience with C++, Boost, and STL. No prior financial experience is required. This is a great opportunity to join a passionate team in a major financial organization.

Qualifications

• Some server-side C++ software development experience working with STL/Boost.
• An interest in breaking into the financial industry (no previous financial experience necessary).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise the company’s large-scale, high-volume data feeds.
• Manage and implement updates from hundreds of data vendors.
• Analyse and interpret complex data sets from a wide range of financial institutions.

Skills

C++

STL

Boost

AWS

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

C++ Engineer (12mo FTC) – Financial Services and Research 📈💵

💰Salary:up to £80,000 (12 month FTC with strong likelihood of extending) + benefits

📍Location:Remote in the UK

Passionate about developing solutions for large amounts of data?

Do you enjoy working in the realm of finance?

If you want to work in a large, enterprise organisation with 10,000+ people, this one is for you!

This established company with approximately $250bn in assets under advisement is looking for a server-side C++ Engineer on a 12 month FTC to join the team to help builds products interpreting significant volumes of financial data for some of the biggest finance institutions globally. You will be taking ownership of enhancing the performance and scalability of systems that handle the global distribution and storage of over40 billion messages every day.

As the C++ Engineer, you will:

• Maintain and optimise the company’s large-scale, high-volume data feeds
• Manage and implement updates from hundreds of data vendors
• Analyse and interpret complex data sets from a wide range of financial institutions

💻 Tech Stack:C++, Boost, STL, AWS

You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• A degree in Computer Science (or related field) from a top global university
• Some server-side C++ software development experience working with STL/Boost
• An interest in breaking into the financial industry (no previous financial experience necessary!)

Ready to help join a passionate and strong team? Apply now and be part of this exciting journey! 🚀