Senior C++ Engineer - Low-Latency Trading (Flexible)

Harrington Starr; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrington Starr in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior C++ developer to help build high-performance trading systems. You will write low-latency, high-throughput C++ code and contribute to all aspects from design to implementation.

The role involves working on trading tools, order management, exchange connectivity and real-time market data, plus optimizing performance and scalability. Flexible working setup, no sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience with modern C++.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms and high-performance design.
• Experience with low-latency applications and concurrency.
• TCP/UDP networking experience.

Responsibilities

• Write low-latency, high-throughput C++ code.
• Develop trading tools spanning order management, exchange connectivity and real-time market data.
• Improve performance and scalability of the trading infrastructure.

Skills

C++ (modern)

Data structures & algorithms

Network protocols (TCP/UDP)

Low-latency & concurrency

Job description

Want to be a part of building high-performance trading systems?

Contribute to all aspects of application development including functional and technical specifications, design and development.

Key Duties & Responsibilities.

• Write low latency, high throughput C++ code
• Work on trading tools which leverage all aspects of our high-performance system, this includes order management, exchange connectivity as well as real time market data
• Improve performance and scalability of our trading infrastructure.

Requirements, Skills & Experience.

• Must have 5+ years of relevant industry experience with modern C++
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms and high-performance application design
• Solid understanding of TCP/UDP standards and network protocols
• Experience with writing low latency single and concurrent threaded applications

Working practices are relaxed, as is the office environment. They want to get the best out of you and give you an environment where you can do great work.

It’s rare to find a role where the impact of what you do can have such an immediate impact and often has the potential to move markets.

Flexible working set up.

No sponsorship is given on this occasion.

Contact Ciara Clarke for a confidential discussion on this role.