C++ Engineer - Up to £180,000 + Bonus + Package

Hunter Bond; Greater London; On-site; GBP 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Hunter Bond is seeking an experienced C++ Engineer to join its high-performance, low-latency engineering team. You will develop and optimise infrastructure powering electronic trading across global markets, tackling complex performance challenges and improving latency across CPU, memory, networking, and OS layers.

You will collaborate with traders, quants, and engineers on mission-critical platforms in a meritocratic environment with ownership and clear career progression.

Qualifications

• Strong modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20).
• Knowledge of performance optimisation, concurrency, and systems design.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM discipline.
• Experience with low-latency or trading systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise ultra-low-latency trading infrastructure.
• Improve performance across CPU, memory, networking, and OS layers.
• Build high-performance data structures and messaging systems.
• Collaborate with traders, quants, and engineers on business-critical platforms.

Skills

C++ (modern)

Performance optimisation

Concurrency & systems design

Education

STEM degree (CS/engineering/Math/Physics)

Job description

Up to £180,000 + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

The Opportunity

A leading buy-side investment firm is looking for a C++ Engineer to join its low-latency engineering team, building the high-performance infrastructure that powers electronic trading across global markets.

You'll tackle complex performance challenges, optimise latency-sensitive systems, and work alongside world-class engineers on technology where every microsecond counts.

What You'll Do

• Develop and optimise ultra-low-latency trading infrastructure.
• Improve performance across CPU, memory, networking, and OS layers.
• Build high-performance data structures and messaging systems.
• Collaborate with traders, quants, and engineers on business-critical platforms.

Work on cutting-edge low-latency technology.

Solve complex engineering challenges with exceptional colleagues.

Meritocratic culture with genuine ownership and career progression.

Build technology that directly impacts trading performance.

What We're Looking For

• Strong modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20).
• Knowledge of performance optimisation, concurrency, and systems design.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM discipline.
• Experience with low-latency or trading systems is a plus.