C++ Software Engineer (Trading Systems)

TL;DR

C++ Software Engineer (Trading Systems): Building and optimizing high-performance trading systems for a data-driven hedge fund with an accent on robust and efficient engineering for systematic and discretionary trading strategies. Focus on designing scalable microservices architecture, solving complex concurrency challenges, and ensuring system reliability under heavy traffic.

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to £150,000 Base + Bonus

Company

A data driven hedge fund is seeking skilled C++ Software Engineers to join a core technology team.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and optimize trading systems across the fund.
• Build and maintain high-performance, reliable, and scalable trading systems.
• Support systematic and discretionary trading strategies.
• Collaborate with traders, quants, and technologists in an engineering-led environment.

Requirements

• Skilled C++ Software Engineer.
• Experience in building and maintaining high-performance trading systems.
• Strong understanding of performance, reliability, and scalability principles.
• Must be based in London for hybrid work.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a collaborative, engineering-led environment.
• Opportunity to work alongside traders, quants, and technologists.
• Contribute to critical systems where performance, reliability, and scalability matter.