Senior Software Engineer

FIS. Empowering the Financial World; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in London is seeking a Senior C++ Software Engineer to enhance their cloud-based Securities Processing solution. Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, implementing features, and mentoring junior staff within a collaborative team. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of C++ experience and a degree in Computer Engineering. Competitive salary and a flexible working environment offered.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Diverse atmosphere

Professional development resources

Opportunities to volunteer

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial software development experience using C++.
• Relevant degree in a numeric discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with SQL and excellent English skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements and translate them into solution design.
• Implement new features and feature enhancements.
• Lead code reviews and enforce best practices.

Skills

C++ programming

Software development

SQL

English communication

Education

Bachelor of Computer Engineering

Tools

Unix/Linux

Oracle

Kafka

Job description

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor of Computer Engineering

Travel Percentage :

0%

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?

About the role:
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.

About the team:
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.

What you will be doing:

As a Senior C++ Software Engineer, you will be involved in:

• 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
• Mentoring junior colleagues

What you will need:

• 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

What we offer you:
At FIS, you can learn, grow and make an impact in your career. Our benefits include:

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

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