Senior C++ Engineer - High-Performance Data Infrastructure

Ncounter Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ncounter Limited in London is seeking 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 researchers, data engineers and software engineers to build scalable, resilient systems where performance is critical.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years' commercial C++ development.
• Strong Linux experience.
• 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 powering quantitative research and trading.
• Develop low-latency microservices to process, store and deliver large-scale datasets.
• Collaborate with researchers, data engineers and software engineers to build scalable, resilient systems.

Skills

C++ development

Linux experience

Multithreading

Performance optimisation

Software engineering fundamentals

Academic degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Boost ASIO

gRPC

Protocol Buffers

FlatBuffers

Docker/Kubernetes/AWS

Job description

Ncounter Limited in London is seeking 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 researchers, data engineers and software engineers to build scalable, resilient systems where performance is critical.