High-Performance C++ Trading Systems Engineer

Join a leading tier 1 HFT trading firm and help shape the future of global markets as part of a fast-paced, technology-driven trading firm where innovation, collaboration, and data fuel every decision.

About your new role:

Design and optimise high-performance C++ trading systems, collaborating with traders and researchers to deliver low-latency solutions that support pricing, risk management, and execution in real-time trading environments.

What You'll Do:

Build and optimise performance-critical trading systems that operate in latency-sensitive environments. You'll collaborate closely with traders and researchers to transform complex ideas into robust production systems.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Designing and developing high-performance C++ systems
2. Supporting pricing, risk management, and order execution workflows
3. Collaborating with traders and researchers to implement solutions
4. Profiling and optimising systems for speed and efficiency
5. Managing full development lifecycles from design to deployment
6. Balancing trade-offs between latency, scalability, and maintainability
7. Monitoring and enhancing live production systems

Why Join Us:

1. Work on latency-critical systems powering global trading operations
2. Collaborate directly with traders and quantitative researchers
3. Solve complex engineering challenges in real-time environments
4. Build scalable systems used across the full trading lifecycle
5. Gain exposure to advanced systems programming and optimisation

About You:

You are a skilled C++ engineer with strong knowledge of systems programming concepts such as concurrency, memory management, and performance optimisation. You enjoy solving complex technical problems and delivering efficient solutions.

If you're passionate about building ultra-fast systems where performance truly matters, this is your opportunity to engineer solutions that operate at the speed of modern markets.

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