Sr. Software Engineer, Desktop Applications - (Must Have C++) - Hybrid

FactSet; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services technology provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced software engineer skilled in C++. The role involves writing and debugging multithreaded applications, maintaining platform infrastructure, and leading a team of engineers focused on future strategies. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and a related bachelor's degree. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential. This position offers the opportunity to work in a recognized 'Best Place to Work' environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of C++ or other natively installed languages.
• Experience writing highly available, scalable services in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Writing, debugging, and profiling multithreaded C++.
• Maintain platform infrastructure and native applications.
• Ensure reliability and scalability of various critical systems.
• Lead a small team of local engineers.
• Collaborate with peers to expand installer capabilities.

Skills

Strong experience level with C++

Strong communication skills

Technical and analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Responsibilities

Writing, debugging, and profiling multithreaded C++

Maintain platform infrastructure and native applications leveraged by 100K+ financial professionals

Ensure reliability and scalability of various critical systems

Lead a small team of local engineers focused on the future strategy for FactSet's installed application

Contribute to the modernization of the Workstation by facilitating consumption of native applications outside of Workstation

Collaborate with peers in the Platform organization to expand our installer capabilities to deliver the Future Workstation container

Perform code reviews and adhere to best practices

Think and communicate critically about architecture, design, and best practices.

Lead and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team

Minimum Requirements

5+ years of C++ or other natively installed languages.

Critical Skills

Strong experience level with C++

Experience writing highly available, scalable, services in a production environment

Strong communication, technical, analytical, and troubleshooting skills

Preferred / Desirable Skills

JavaScript, Rust, and other functional programming experience

Familiarity with UI frameworks

Windows programming frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

Company Overview

FactSet (NYSE : FDS | NASDAQ : FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at and follow us on and.