Senior C++ Software Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior C++ Software Engineer (Fintech): Building and optimizing event-driven trading systems designed to reliably handle vast amounts of data at ultra-low latencies with an accent on proprietary trading platform development, exchange connectivity, and trading strategy implementation. Focus on achieving market-leading performance and reliability, solving complex concurrency challenges, and continuously improving stability.

Location: London, UK

Company

hirify.global is a leading global financial technology company specializing in high-frequency trading and market-making.

What you will do

• Lead the development and global rollout of the Core platform for market data, quantitative research, pricing, and strategies.
• Develop tools and frameworks to deliver capabilities for tuning and developing data-driven systematic pricing and trading strategies.
• Write software that communicates with exchanges through their APIs, receiving market data and sending orders via FIX, Websocket, or HTTP.
• Implement and continuously improve trading algorithms, enhancing stability, reliability, and performance.
• Investigate and resolve production issues such as crashes, unexpected business logic behavior, and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate closely with focus group engineers, Quants, and Technical Traders to refine requirements and iterate on design.

Requirements

• 5+ years post-graduation professional C++ software development experience within the Financial industry.
• BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Experience in parallel, asynchronous, and multithreaded programming.
• Demonstrated interest in achieving maximum performance from available hardware and software.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical business colleagues.

Nice to have

• Experience with different languages such as Rust, Python, or Typescript for exchange SDKs.

Culture & Benefits

• Open and collaborative culture with shared libraries and encouragement for code re-use.
• Short feedback loops and immediate insight into the value your code provides.
• Continuous evolution of views on application architecture to foster innovation.
• Emphasis on teamwork as a core firm value.