C++ Platform Engineer – Sports Trading (London)

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus

Free meals

Job summary

Oxford Knight in London is seeking a C++ Platform Engineer to join a leading HFT fund focused on quantitative sports trading. You'll own and evolve the sports betting platform, collaborating with technologists and quant analysts on execution, signal generation, modeling and backtesting.

Candidates should have 3+ years' experience, strong C++ (STL, Boost, C++11/14/17/20/23) and Linux, a CS/CE degree, DevOps familiarity, and an interest in cricket or football.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience with Linux and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the sports betting platform across execution, signal generation, modeling and backtesting.
• Collaborate with technologists and quant analysts to deliver robust solutions.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with a proactive approach.

Skills

C++ advanced

Data structures

STL

Boost

C++11/14/17/20/23

Linux

DevOps

Databases

Distributed systems

Multithreading

Sports betting

Cricket or Football fanatic

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE

Tools

Linux

Job description

Oxford Knight in London is seeking a C++ Platform Engineer to join a leading HFT fund focused on quantitative sports trading. You'll own and evolve the sports betting platform, collaborating with technologists and quant analysts on execution, signal generation, modeling and backtesting.

Candidates should have 3+ years' experience, strong C++ (STL, Boost, C++11/14/17/20/23) and Linux, a CS/CE degree, DevOps familiarity, and an interest in cricket or football.