Systematic Market Making - Senior C++ Developer - Vice President - London

WeAreTechWomen; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment firm in the City of London seeks a Lead Developer to enhance their Equities systematic market making business. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of C++ development experience and a strong background in building complex trading systems. Join a dynamic team focused on innovation and high-frequency trading solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of C++ based development experience.
• Experience in building complex trading systems.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead developer role in a fast-paced front office environment.
• Develop C++ framework features and improvements.
• Contribute to low-level platform design and implementation.

Skills

C++ development

Real-time low latency system building

Communication skills

Teamwork

High performance application architecture

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering

Job description

YOUR IMPACT

With the SMM team our platform developers, researchers and traders co‑own the trading business. As a trading group we aim to leverage best‑in‑class technology and quantitative approaches to produce scalable and repeatable returns across the assets we trade, as well as innovation in how the division provides liquidity to our client franchise. We are looking for someone with a passion for using technology to drive commercial results, to focus on building our equities systematic market making business. The team structure is designed to embrace hybrid skillsets across software development, quantitative research and trading.

SYSTEMATIC MARKET MAKING – Equities

Equities SMM is a systematic market making business covering European equities, equity futures and ETFs. SMM focuses on providing liquidity to clients, primarily via electronic channels, in equities, futures and ETFs. Our mission is to grow liquidity provision, increase innovation across the division, generate trading revenues, and run systematic trading and risk management strategies. As an automated trading business, SMM manages both the financial and operational risks trading revenues and aims to keep manual involvement or intervention to a minimum.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This is a hand‑on lead developer role, within a fast‑paced front office environment.
• A focus on our C++ framework and applications, developing complex features and improvements to business demands.
• A key contributor to the design and implementation of low‑level platform improvements.
• Driving best practice and excellence in our architecture, processes and controls.
• Involved in close interaction with our research, trading teams and external stakeholders.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Must haves

• At least 10 years of C++ based development experience. Advanced C++ understanding is essential for this role.
• Experience of building complex trading system, with real‑time low latency requirements.
• Excellent communication and team working skills, and a willingness to share ideas, mentor junior developers within our team and beyond.
• Strong appreciation for high performance application architecture and design.
• A proven record delivering on significant software development projects.
• Strong academic background in Computer Science or an analytical field such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering.

Preferred haves

• Developing a cutting‑edge core platform for automated quoting, risk management and hedging algorithms for Equities market making.
• Financial markets/securities/trading experience.
• Understanding the regulatory and supervisory environment and demonstrate ownership of our obligations and responsibilities under this.

ABOUT GLOBAL MARKETS

Our core value is building strong relationships with our institutional clients, which include corporations, financial service providers, and fund managers. We help them buy and sell financial products on exchanges around the world, raise funding, and manage risk. This is a dynamic, entrepreneurial team with a passion for the markets, with individuals who thrive in fast‑paced, changing environments and are energized by a bustling trading floor.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.