Senior C++ Software Engineer

Miller Maxwell; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronic trading organization in the City Of London seeks a Senior C++ Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize high-performance trading systems. The successful candidate will lead projects and assist in building a real-time trading platform. Expertise in C++ and experience in financial services are highly desirable. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in C++ development with a strong emphasis on low-latency systems.
• In-depth knowledge of STL.
• Experience in financial services is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and contribute to trading platform architecture.
• Assist with the build and enhancement of real-time trading platform and surrounding infrastructure.
• Create new tools to improve reliability, automate, and monitor the platform.

Skills

C++ development

Low-latency systems

Strong problem-solving

Excellent communication

Job description

International electronic trading organisation seeks to hire a skilled Senior C++ Software Engineer with extensive experience in low latency systems to join their cutting-edge team.

About the Role - Design, develop, and optimize high-performance trading systems using C++. Implement and enhance low latency solutions to ensure optimal trading execution.

The Senior C++ Software Engineer will:

• Lead projects and contribute to trading platform architecture.
• Join an experienced software engineering team to assist with further developing a high-performance trading platform.
• Assist with the build and enhancement of real-time trading platform and surrounding infrastructure.
• Assist with hiring new members for this expanding team.
• Implement, change, and configure platform improvements.
• Create new tools to improve reliability, automate, and monitor the platform.
• Work with front office users, other internal engineering teams to design new features.

Required Skills for the Senior C++ Software Engineer:

• Proven expertise in C++ development with a strong emphasis on low-latency systems.
• In-depth knowledge of STL.
• Experience in financial services is highly desirable.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced setting.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.