Low-Latency C++ Engineer – High-Performance Finance

Barlowe LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation

Annual discretionary bonus

35 days’ annual leave

9% company pension contributions

Comprehensive healthcare

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Job summary

Barlowe LLP in London is seeking a skilled engineer to develop high-performance, low-latency systems for quantitative finance. You will collaborate closely with researchers to design and optimise trading systems, requiring expertise in low-level systems programming and modern computer architecture.

The ideal candidate will have experience with performance optimisation and kernel-bypass techniques. This role offers highly competitive compensation, generous annual leave, and a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• Expertise in low-level systems programming and optimisation for low-latency, high-throughput applications.
• Deep understanding of processor cache hierarchies.
• Experience with fast-packet processing and kernel-bypass techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance, low-latency systems.
• Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers and developers.
• Design and optimise rapid trading systems end-to-end.

Skills

Low-level systems programming

Performance optimisation

C/C++

Modern computer architecture

Kernel-bypass techniques

Tools

Profiling tools

DPDK

Job description

Barlowe LLP in London is seeking a skilled engineer to develop high-performance, low-latency systems for quantitative finance. You will collaborate closely with researchers to design and optimise trading systems, requiring expertise in low-level systems programming and modern computer architecture.

The ideal candidate will have experience with performance optimisation and kernel-bypass techniques. This role offers highly competitive compensation, generous annual leave, and a flexible working environment.