Senior C++ Developer | Quant Trading Firm

Senior C++ Developer

Company: Multi-Asset Class Quantitative Trading Firm

Location: London

Company Overview

We are working with a leading multi-asset class quantitative trading firm that provides liquidity on global markets and directly to their clients. The firm is driven by technology, and the code you write is their business. They pride themselves on collaborative culture and a performance-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Work on small, highly productive, and efficient teams to design, improve, and maintain the technology that powers worldwide trading.
• Collaborate with developers across the firm who write trading algorithms, monitor trading, build and maintain a world-class research environment, and more.
• Develop and optimize critical software in an extremely fast-paced, real-time environment.
• Continuously learn and develop deep knowledge of C++, OS internals, CPU architecture, and networking hardware and protocols.
• Contribute to a distributed system that is on the Pareto frontier of latency and throughput.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience: 3–8 years of front-office development experience in a top-tier trading firm or bank
• Skills: Expert in C++ with hands-on experience building trading systems, ideally in an ultra-low latency environment. Experience in options, credit, FX, crypto or other financial domains is valuable
• Attributes: Highly skilled programmers who love to code and solve complex problems, appreciate a culture of collaboration, and thrive in a performance-driven environment.

What They Offer

• Opportunity to work alongside a range of developers and experts in the field.
• A challenging and dynamic work environment where you can make a significant impact.
• Limitless opportunities for learning and professional growth.

If you are passionate about coding, enjoy solving complex problems, and are looking for a challenging role in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you!