Senior C++ Engineer for Ultra-Low Latency HFT Systems

Selby Jennings; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a highly skilled C++ engineer for a leading global investment firm’s systematic technology group. You will design and build low-latency trading components and supporting infrastructure, focusing on performance, reliability, and scalability across live trading and strategy development.

You will collaborate with quantitative researchers, PMs, and traders, optimize exchange connectivity and OMS, and contribute to greenfield projects while embracing modern languages

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop low latency trading components and supporting infrastructure with emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability.

Skills

C++ (20/23)

Python

Rust

Algorithms

Data structures

Distributed systems

Linux

Networking

CI/CD

Testing

Communication

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Selby Jennings is seeking a highly skilled C++ engineer for a leading global investment firm’s systematic technology group. You will design and build low-latency trading components and supporting infrastructure, focusing on performance, reliability, and scalability across live trading and strategy development.

You will collaborate with quantitative researchers, PMs, and traders, optimize exchange connectivity and OMS, and contribute to greenfield projects while embracing modern languages