Senior C++ Trading Systems Engineer (Onsite 3 days/week)

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Certain Advantage is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer in London on an initial 6‑month contract with on-site work three days a week. You will develop low-latency exchange connectivity and high‑performance trading algorithms, while optimizing systems and supporting deployments across the global trading platform.

The role requires C++ in financial services, familiarity with trading life cycles, and strong multithreading/async skills.

Qualifications

• C++ experience in financial services or trading environments.
• Experience in Trading & Capital Markets or Investment Banking is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of exchange-traded derivatives and full trading lifecycle.
• Knowledge of major global futures exchanges and their native protocols.
• Excellent multithreading, asynchronous and distributed software development.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL or similar scripting languages.

Responsabilités

• Develop low-latency exchange connectivity using native APIs and protocols (FIX, WebSockets, HTTP).
• Build and enhance high-performance trading algorithms with traders/analysts.
• Optimize application performance with kernel bypass, TLS optimization, and connection tuning.
• Investigate production issues, improve reliability and resolve bottlenecks.
• Maintain and extend automated testing frameworks to ensure software quality.
• Support releases, deployments and continuous improvements across the trading platform.

Connaissances

C++

Multithreading

Distributed systems

Python

SQL

Communication skills

Description du poste

Certain Advantage is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer in London on an initial 6‑month contract with on-site work three days a week. You will develop low-latency exchange connectivity and high‑performance trading algorithms, while optimizing systems and supporting deployments across the global trading platform.

The role requires C++ in financial services, familiarity with trading life cycles, and strong multithreading/async skills.