Senior Software Engineer

FIS, Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in the City of London is seeking an experienced Senior C++ Software Engineer to enhance their innovative PTP software platform. The role involves analysis, implementation of new features, and leadership in code reviews. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of experience in software development using C++. The company offers a flexible and collaborative work environment, alongside competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible and creative work environment

Diverse and collaborative atmosphere

Professional and personal development resources

Opportunities to volunteer and support charities

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial software development experience using C++.
• Experience in SQL.
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements and translate into solution design.
• Estimate and break down tasks into manageable chunks.
• Implement new features and feature enhancements.
• Lead code reviews and enforce best practice within an agile team.

Skills

C++

SQL

Excellent written and spoken English

Education

Relevant degree in a numeric discipline

Tools

Unix/Linux

Oracle

Kafka

C#

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior C++ Software Engineer to help grow and enhance our PTP software platform. The candidate will work on strategic enhancements to the platform as well as on client implementation projects. The PTP Platform is a leading‑edge, cloud‑based Securities Processing solution that provides trade lifecycle processing for a wide range of global financial institutions. As a Senior C++ Software Engineer, you'll be part of our PTP Platform development group. The group is broken into smaller scrum teams that each hold responsibility for a key area of system functionality. You'll become involved with all phases of the development lifecycle and take ownership of key functional areas.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of user requirements and translation into solution design
• Estimating and breaking down tasks into manageable chunks
• Implementation of new features and feature enhancements
• Leading code reviews and enforcing best practice within a small, agile, focused team

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial software development experience using C++
• SQL experience
• Relevant degree in a numeric discipline, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent written and spoken English

Added bonus if you have:

• Unix/Linux experience
• Oracle Experience
• Experience of event‑driven distributed messaging (e.g. Kafka)
• Experience of financial markets and the trade lifecycle beneficial
• C# and any GUI development experience

As the world works and lives faster, FIS is leading the way. Our fintech solutions touch nearly every market, company and person on the planet. Our teams are inclusive and diverse. Our colleagues work together and celebrate together. If you want to advance the world of fintech, we'd like to ask you: Are you FIS?

At FIS, you can learn, grow and make an impact in your career.

Benefits

• Flexible and creative work environment
• Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
• Professional and personal development resources
• Opportunities to volunteer and support charities
• Competitive salary and benefits