Team Lead – C++ Quant Development | London

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hedge Fund in London seeks an experienced Team Lead to mentor a small Quant Dev team and shape its technical direction. The role combines hands-on C++ development with strategic oversight of low-latency systems used by central trading teams.

You will guide architecture, coach engineers, and collaborate closely with traders to optimise execution and performance, while maintaining a practical, delivery-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• 12+ years' experience in hands-on software development, including 7+ years within front-office financial markets.
• Proven track record as a senior contributor or technical lead.
• Deep-level OO programming skills in C++, including C++17/20 and multithreaded/asynchronous environments.
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms, as well as low-latency and real-time system design.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of Quantitative Developers.
• Contribute to design, architecture and implementation of low-latency C++ systems.
• Collaborate with central trading teams to optimise execution performance.

Skills

Team leadership

C++ programming

Low-latency design

Electronic trading

Communication

OO design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

My client is one of the world's most prestigious hedge funds. They have a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Team Lead to contribute to their continued success.

As the London Team Lead, you will lead and mentor a small team of Quantitative Developers, providing technical guidance and driving the overall direction of the team while remaining highly hands-on. You'll play a key role in the design, architecture and implementation of low-latency C++ systems that are not only robust, resilient and accurate, but also exceptionally fast and efficient.

The successful Team Lead will be an exceptional communicator, with the confidence to work directly with central trading teams to optimise the firm's overall execution performance. You will need to be a strong technologist, but also have an excellent understanding of trading and the commercial impact of technology, with the ability to build strong relationships across the business.

Skills and Experience Required:

• 12+ years' experience in hands-on software development, including 7+ years within front-office financial markets
• Proven track record as a senior contributor or technical lead
• Deep-level OO programming skills in C++, including C++17/20 and multithreaded/asynchronous environments
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms, as well as low-latency and real-time system design
• Strong understanding of electronic trading and execution systems
• Excellent communication skills and experience working directly with trading teams
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering or another quantitative discipline

Rewards and Incentives:

• Significant salary + bonus and opportunities for growth
• Greenfield work with significant impact in a highly visible and high-profile area of the business
• Highly collaborative culture where strong technical ideas are implemented
• Senior leadership position while remaining genuinely hands-on

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Team Lead - C++ Quant Development | London London