Senior C/C++ Developer

Luxoft; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A quantitative asset management firm in the UK seeks a skilled C++ Developer to enhance their trading platforms. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in high-performance C++ programming and expertise in modern standards. Responsibilities include writing C++ code, implementing trading infrastructure, and adapting existing systems for their next-generation platform. Team collaboration and an understanding of finance are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of C++ development experience.
• Expertise in modern C++ standards.
• Understanding of network and distributed computing.

Responsibilities

• Write high-performance C++ code.
• Implement mission-critical trading infrastructure.
• Adapt systems to next-generation trading platform.

Skills

High-performance C++ development

Modern C++ expertise (C++17/20)

Network programming

Distributed computing knowledge

Unix/Linux fundamentals

Data structures and algorithms

Team collaboration

Job description

Overview

US based hedge fund is a quantitative asset management firm founded in 2007 and currently has over 600 employees spread across more than 25 offices in 15 countries. US based hedge fund develop and deploy systematic financial strategies across a variety of asset classes in global markets, utilizing a proprietary research platform and risk management process. We seek to produce high-quality trading signals through our proprietary research platform to employ trading strategies focused on exploiting market inefficiencies. Our teams work collaboratively to drive the production of trading algorithm and financial strategies - the foundation of a sustainable, global trading platform.Technologists research, design, code, test and deploy projects while working collaboratively with researchers and portfolio managers. Our environment is relaxed yet intellectually intense. Our teams are lean and agile, which means rapid prototyping of products with immediate user feedback. We seek people who think in code, aspire to solve undiscovered computer science challenges and are motivated by being around like-minded people.This team is responsible for further enhance and build our next-generation trading platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work in US time zone (EST)
• Write high-performance C++ code
• Implement mission-critical trading infrastructure
• Adapt existing systems to our next-generation trading platform

Qualifications

Must have

• A minimum of 4 years of experience writing high-performance C++
• Expertise in modern C++ (C++17/20, etc.)
• Knowledge of C++ template metaprogramming
• In-depth understanding of network programming and distributed computing
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux fundamentals
• Solid grasp of data structures and algorithms
• Finance experience is preferred but not required
• Be a good team player with a strong willingness to help others

Nice to have

• n/a