C++ Engineer – London

Oxford Knight; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading quant firm in London seeks an expert C++ engineer to join their core UI team. The role focuses on optimizing back-end systems and contributing to innovative front-end applications, all within a dynamic environment that rewards talent and fosters growth. This position is ideal for experienced developers looking to make a significant impact in their field.

Benefits

Competitive base salary + bonus

Flexible work-from-home options

Enormous opportunity to grow and learn

Career progression supported

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years’ modern C++ development experience (C++ 11/14/17/20).
• Solid experience of Linux and low-level systems programming.
• Knowledge of developing scalable back-end services.

Responsibilities

• Write highly optimized code for high-performance back-ends running on Linux.
• Contribute to C++ front-end code for Qt desktop applications.
• Involve in full-stack work using Typescript/React for web applications.

Skills

C++

Linux

Systems Programming

Scalable Back-end Development

Job description

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Lively, positive spirit of a start-up, with the stability of a longer-established player, this leading quant firm is looking for an expert C++ engineer to join their core UI team. Their projects include applications for real-time trading and generation of information-rich visualizations based on archived data.

Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work, and as a result, are some of the brightest minds from across the trading, tech and start-up industries. This team serves the UI needs across the business, and this role will involve writing highly optimized code for high-performance back-ends running on Linux to process huge amounts of data. There will also be an opportunity to do full-stack work, contributing to the C++ front-end code for Qt desktop applications, as well as Typescript/React for web applications.

Here, technology is viewed as key to their continued success. The successful C++ Engineer will be passionate about development, have a strong work ethic and be motivated to continually learn and improve.

Requirements

• Minimum 4+ years’ modern C++ development experience (C++ 11/14/17/20)
• Solid experience of Linux and low-level systems programming
• Knowledge of and ability to develop scalable back-end services
• Skilled at writing reliable code, and providing code review feedback to others

NB: Please do not apply if you’re a fresh graduate.

• Competitive base salary + bonus
• They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have an impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported