Senior C++ Engineer Electronic Trading
A leading global trading organization is undertaking a ground‑up rebuild of its equities algorithmic trading platform, with a clear mandate: set the benchmark for electronic equities trading. This is a front‑office engineering role backed by significant long‑term investment. The platform sits at the core of the equities business and directly impacts trading performance across global markets.The OpportunityYou'll work on business‑critical trading systems that operate at extreme scale and under tight latency constraints. Engineers in this group have real ownership - influencing architecture, design decisions, and delivery rather than operating as downstream support.What You'll Be DoingDesigning and building low‑latency, high‑throughput equities trading systemsDeveloping core components such as order routing, market access, matching, and real‑time riskWorking side‑by‑side with traders and front‑office stakeholders to translate trading needs into production systemsOptimizing performance across the stack (concurrency, networking, OS‑level tuning)Ensuring platforms meet the highest standards for reliability, resiliency, and scalabilityContributing to architecture decisions for the next generation trading stackWhat They're Looking ForStrong professional experience building performance‑critical systems in C++Deep understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and low‑latency designSolid Linux systems knowledge (including OS and kernel‑level concepts)Experience with electronic trading systems, market data, or order managementComfort working in demanding, real‑time production environmentsAbility to engage directly with the business and take full ownership of outcomesExperience in equities, derivatives, or multi‑asset trading environmentsNetwork programming (TCP/IP, messaging middleware)Exposure to Python or other scripting languagesFamiliarity with modern CI/CD and agile delivery in front‑office teamsWhy This RoleTrue front‑office impact - your code directly affects trading resultsHigh visibility, high ownership engineering environmentLong‑term platform rebuild rather than incremental maintenanceA culture that values engineering quality, performance, and accountability