C++ Risk Technologist for Quant Trading Systems

Hunter Bond; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Exposure to front-office stakeholders

Job summary

Hunter Bond partners with a leading global hedge fund to hire an exceptional C++ developer for the Risk Technology team, working alongside quants, traders, and risk managers.

You’ll own high-impact projects in a fast-moving, low-latency environment, building systems that monitor, simulate, and manage risk across billions in global trading positions.

The role offers hybrid working, exposure to front-office stakeholders, and a clear path to impactful, production-grade solutions.

Qualifications

• Expert-level C++ with modern standards (C++17/20).
• Experience in risk systems or real-time analytics in trading.
• Strong communication and collaboration across tech and finance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement C++ libraries and services for real-time risk and valuation systems.
• Optimize performance and scalability for large-scale data analytics.
• Collaborate with quants, traders, and risk analysts to translate models into production systems.
• Contribute to architecture decisions impacting trading, portfolio management, and risk monitoring.

Skills

C++ (modern C++17/20)

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrency

Python

Linux

Distributed systems

Tools

Linux

Job description

Hunter Bond partners with a leading global hedge fund to hire an exceptional C++ developer for the Risk Technology team, working alongside quants, traders, and risk managers.

You’ll own high-impact projects in a fast-moving, low-latency environment, building systems that monitor, simulate, and manage risk across billions in global trading positions.

The role offers hybrid working, exposure to front-office stakeholders, and a clear path to impactful, production-grade solutions.