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Senior Software Engineer

Posted 2 days ago

  • Clerkenwell, Greater London
  • Any
  • External
  • Expires In 3 months
Senior Software Engineer A Global Systematic Trading Firm is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build out a next-generation trading systems. You will be involved in mission-critical projects in trade execution, application development and market data feed processing, shaping and directing the architecture of a growing system. The C++ framework is deployed on Linux in short, frequent development cycles in proprietary software. Responsibilities Lead and contribute to the design and implementation of next-generation trading systems, focusing on trade execution, application development, and market data feed processing. Develop robust, high-performance software solutions in C++ within a Linux environment to support trading operations, ensuring reliability, scalability, and low-latency execution. Take ownership of mission-critical projects, from conception to deployment, ensuring adherence to project timelines and delivering high-quality code that meets business requirements. Work closely with trading desks, quantitative researchers, and other technology teams to understand requirements, design solutions, and integrate new functionalities into the trading platform. Identify and implement optimizations to improve system performance, latency, and throughput, utilizing profiling tools and techniques to enhance the efficiency of trading algorithms and data processing pipelines. Requirements Strong experience required in C++, knowledge of C++17/20 preferred with a focus on developing high-performance, low-latency systems for financial trading or related domains. Solid understanding of Linux operating system internals and experience with developing software for Linux platforms. Experience with multi-threaded programming and distributed application architecture. Familiarity with algorithmic trading concepts, electronic trading protocols, market data feeds, and order execution strategies. Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
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