Software Engineer

TP ICAP Group Services Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TP ICAP seeks a C++ Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain high-performance C++ systems powering price discovery and analytics across asset classes in a London-based team. You will work with senior engineers, transitioning legacy code and delivering features to production, while engaging with quants and brokers to understand needs.

The role aligns with a growth mindset in a financial technology setting and involves contributing to SDLC practices and cross-team collaboration within

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical subject or equivalent industry experience.
• Around 2–3 years' commercial C++ experience.
• Proficiency in modern C++ (C++11/14/17 or later).
• Solid understanding of the STL, memory management, RAII.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test C++ features, and see them safely to production.
• Work across legacy and modern C++, modernising while keeping systems stable.
• Help estimate work and discuss solutions with the team.
• Learn the domain and codebase from Senior and Principal Engineers.
• Support directed refactoring towards target-state architecture.
• Contribute to the team's SDLC: planning, prioritisation and delivery.
• Work directly with end users (quants and brokers) to deliver what they need.

Skills

C++

Modern C++

STL & memory

Low-latency

Multithreading

CI/CD

Unit testing

Debugging

Scripting

Technical communication

Education

Technical degree

Tools

GitLab CI

Git

NuGet

Job description

Group Overview

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

Global Analytics

Global Analytics within TP ICAP is a specialised technology team which is responsible for developing and maintaining price discovery and analytical solutions, that support the Front Office and clients across multiple asset classes.

Role Overview

As a C++ Software Engineer at TP ICAP you will develop and maintain high-performance C++ systems that power price discovery and analytical solutions across multiple asset classes. Working alongside Senior and Principal Engineers, you will take part in the analysis, design, development and testing of new features and changes, and see them through to production. You will also work directly with end users, including the quant team and brokers on the desk, to understand their needs and turn them into working software. Our codebase spans legacy and modern C++, so you will help keep established systems stable while contributing to an ongoing effort to modernise them. It is a good fit for an engineer early in their career who wants to grow their technical and domain expertise in a real-world financial technology environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test C++ features, and see them safely to production
• Work across legacy and modern C++, modernising while keeping systems stable
• Help estimate work and discuss solutions with the team
• Learn the domain and codebase from Senior and Principal Engineers
• Support directed refactoring towards target-state architecture
• Contribute to the team's SDLC: planning, prioritisation and delivery
• Work directly with end users (quants and brokers) to deliver what they need

Experience/Competencies

• Essential Degree in a technical subject or equivalent industry experience
• Around 2–3 years' commercial C++ experience
• Proficiency in modern C++ (C++11/14/17 or later)
• Solid understanding of the STL, memory management, RAII and pointer semantics
• Comfortable communicating directly with non-technical users
• Comfortable using debuggers and diagnostic tools to investigate issues
• Willingness to work in a mixed legacy and modern codebase
• Growth mindset and eagerness to learn from experienced engineers
• Experience of the software development lifecycle in a technical role
• Familiarity with unit testing (for example Catch2 or similar)
• Desired Experience with multithreading and concurrency
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitLab CI or similar
• Interest in financial markets and OTC products (rates, swaps, bonds, credit)
• Experience with real-time, networked or low-latency systems
• Experience with performance profiling and optimisation
• Experience packaging and distributing libraries (for example NuGet)
• A general-purpose scripting language (such as Python, Perl or Ruby)
• Windows PowerShell or Linux shell experience
• Exposure to other languages such as C#, Java or Python
• Awareness of secure coding practices (SAST)

Role Band & Level

Professional / 5 #LI-Hybrid #LI-ASO

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

UK - 135 Bishopsgate - London

Connecting clients, communities and colleagues for sustainable growth

TP ICAP connects people, platforms, ideas, and insight across the world’s financial, energy and commodities markets.

Work with us

Joining TP ICAP puts you at the heart of markets that matter. You’ll have the freedom to innovate and act on your initiative. We’ll train you and build your abilities in your specialist area, so that you can become an expert in your field. And all within a connected network that’s there to set you up for success.

More about us

TP ICAP Group is a collection of premium brands each with a distinct, client-focused offering. Underpinning and connecting these client-facing brands is the financial security, operational strength and know-how we have as a Group. Connections are at the heart of what we do. We combine our people’s know-how with the latest technology to improve price discovery, trade execution and liquidity flow. Connections create strength. Through them, we help our clients to manage risk, realise investment strategies and expand the scope for growth. And connections act as a catalyst. Sparking richer solutions for our clients to break new ground, modernising markets for future performance, and creating dynamic careers for our people. Our capacity to connect builds trust, supports communities and gives us the power to anticipate and respond to change, whatever direction the world takes. It’s what makes TP ICAP a mainstay in the global markets, now and in the future. TP ICAP. We connect.