C++ Software Developer

A fast-growing proprietary trading business is hiring a C++ developer to build and improve automated trading systems and help productise internal platforms. The firm trades listed derivatives and equities and is expanding into additional asset classes. You’ll work in a small, high-impact team where engineers contribute directly to strategy performance, infrastructure, and commercial tooling.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance low-latency trading systems and algorithms
• Improve core platform performance, scalability, and reliability
• Help turn internal tools into external-facing products
• Partner with traders and researchers to deliver technical solutions
• Analyse data to support strategy development and validation
• Develop risk, monitoring, and reporting tools

Requirements

• Strong C++ (Linux/server-side)
• Experience with multithreading, low-latency or real-time systems
• Solid understanding of data structures, networking, and system design
• Ability to learn quickly and work across a distributed trading stack

Nice to Have

• Background in trading or financial markets
• High-performance/low-latency optimisation experience
• Knowledge of databases and additional programming languages

Profile

• Hands-on, adaptable engineer who enjoys solving complex problems
• Comfortable in a fast-moving, collaborative environment
• Motivated by ownership and visible impact