C++ Software Engineer (Trading)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

Research-driven financial technology organization developing trading systems and applying advanced computing to global financial markets.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and optimize trading algorithms.
• Develop, deploy, and improve market order execution systems.
• Collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers to test and execute trading strategies.
• Perform comprehensive testing to improve accuracy, stability, and financial risk control.
• Optimize trading platform performance, resource efficiency, and hardware utilization.
• Contribute to a collaborative and constructive team environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of C++ development experience with expertise in algorithmic trading systems.
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining market order execution algorithms.
• Experience designing or implementing large-scale data processing or modeling systems on high-performance computing clusters.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, testing, and quality assurance skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills with reliable availability.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment involving traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers.
• Private medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Travel medical insurance.
• Group pension, life assurance, and income protection schemes.
• Paid parental leave.
• Parking and commuter benefits.