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We're looking for a Senior C++ Engineer to join our team in London, United Kingdom in a hybrid working mode. You will be part of a high-performing team developing a global derivatives algorithmic trading platform. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with technologists, quants, and traders, optimizing proprietary trading technology for market-leading performance and reliability. You will contribute to the full stack, from venue connectivity to trading engines, in an open and collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop software that communicates with exchanges via APIs, handling market data and order transmission using protocols such as FIX, Websocket, or HTTP
- Ensure software quality by utilizing, maintaining, and extending testing suites
- Optimize exchange communication through kernel bypass and connection handling
- Research exchange behavior to align platform operations
- Implement solutions using exchange SDKs in C++, Rust, Python, and TypeScript
- Implement trading algorithms based on requirements from traders and quants
- Translate trading requirements into robust software implementations
- Improve stability, reliability, and performance of the trading engine
- Enhance monitoring and observability in partnership with Trading Operations
- Investigate and resolve production issues, including crashes and performance bottlenecks
- Prepare for releases and deployments of new trading engine versions
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years post-graduation professional C++ software development experience in the financial industry
- Solid understanding of parallel, asynchronous, and multithreaded programming for distributed systems
- Good knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of trading lifecycle, including order capture, execution, allocation workflow, settlement, and compliance
- Technical skills in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, C#, SQL
- Proven track record in application deployment best practices
- Experience in proactive system monitoring and troubleshooting
Nice to have
- Excellent communication skills for interaction with traders, developers, and stakeholders
- Ability to thrive in high-pressure trading room environments
- Experience working under demanding deadlines with changing priorities
- Experience in commodity trading and supply operations, ideally within the energy sector