Senior C++ Systems Engineer - High-Performance Distributed

WorldQuant; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm located in Greater London is seeking a Senior IC for the development and maintenance of a large-scale distributed storage platform. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of production experience in C on Linux, a good grasp of Python, and the ability to develop large-scale systems. This role emphasizes collaboration and problem-solving within a motivated team, fostering an environment of innovative thinking. The position is full-time, inside a relaxed yet intellectually driven workspace.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of writing production-quality code in C on Linux platform.
• Good understanding of Python with development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux fundamentals.
• Ability to develop large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and maintenance of our large-scale distributed storage platform.
• Organize day-to-day work of the team working on the same software component.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for business requirements and solutions.
• Provide technical support for platform-related issues.

Skills

C

Python

Unix/Linux

Distributed Systems

Data Structures

Algorithms

High-performance design

Tools

Spring

.NET

Go

React

OOP

C#

AWS

Java

Job description

A financial technology firm located in Greater London is seeking a Senior IC for the development and maintenance of a large-scale distributed storage platform. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of production experience in C on Linux, a good grasp of Python, and the ability to develop large-scale systems. This role emphasizes collaboration and problem-solving within a motivated team, fostering an environment of innovative thinking. The position is full-time, inside a relaxed yet intellectually driven workspace.