C++ Software Developer | Data Infrastructure

Ncounter Technology Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ncounter Technology Recruitment is seeking a seasoned C++ Software Developer in London to build high-performance data infrastructure powering quantitative research and trading. You will design low-latency microservices, process large-scale datasets and deliver resilient systems in collaboration with researchers, data engineers and software engineers.

Required: 4+ years in C++, experience with microservices and asynchronous multithreaded apps, strong debugging and performance tuning, and a

Qualifications

• 4+ years' commercial C++ development
• Microservices and/or asynchronous multithreaded applications
• Excellent debugging and performance optimisation skills
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and clean coding practices
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar technical discipline

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance data infrastructure for quantitative research and trading
• Develop low-latency microservices to process, store and deliver large-scale datasets
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers, data engineers and software engineers to ensure scalable, resilient systems

Skills

C++ development

Debugging & performance optimization

Software engineering fundamentals

Asynchronous multithreaded programming

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Boost ASIO

Apache Arrow

Parquet

Protocol Buffers

FlatBuffers

gRPC

REST

WebSockets

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Linux

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

C++ Software Developer | Data Infrastructure

London | C++ | Microservices | Distributed Systems | Linux

We're looking for an experienced C++ Software Developer to build the high-performance data infrastructure that powers quantitative research and trading.

You'll develop low-latency microservices responsible for processing, storing and delivering large-scale datasets, working alongside quantitative researchers, data engineers and software engineers to build scalable, resilient systems where performance is critical.

You'll bring

• Minimum 4+ years' commercial C++ development
• Microservices and/or asynchronous multithreaded applications
• Excellent debugging and performance optimisation skills
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and clean coding practices
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar technical discipline

You'll work with

• Modern C++
• Distributed systems
• High-performance microservices
• Data infrastructure and analytics pipelines
• SQL
• Boost ASIO
• Apache Arrow, Parquet, Protocol Buffers or FlatBuffers
• gRPC, REST or WebSockets
• Docker, Kubernetes, AWS or Google Cloud
• Rust, Python or Q

This is an opportunity to solve complex engineering problems in an environment where software performance directly impacts research and trading. If you enjoy building scalable C++ systems and working on technically demanding infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.