Senior C++ Software Developer - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
Potential for £400-500k total comp

Job Summary:
A small firm with one of the best names within the HFT market. Specialists within electronic market making in FX, equity, fixed income and commodity markets. Ultra-low-latency C++ development alongside industry experts (C++ committeemembers and contributors to latest C++ versions).

Client:

The algorithmic models are built against multi-petabyte datasets on huge clusters, all run in-house.

With fewer than 100 staff in total but a household name within the HFT world, this company prides itself on its flat structure whilst avoiding bureaucracy.

They hire the best and encourage them to innovate and break boundaries - not get stuck behind red tape.

Role:

Yes, you have the fancy office with a replica spaceship (genuinely), the latest hardware, the company trips abroad, the Michelin star dinners.

But it's the work, and the colleagues that draw people to this company:

Build the trading models actually run in production
Launch new strategies without involvement or interference of the quant team
PnLgenerating function not just making adaptors for other teams
Ultralow latency optimisation down to the hardware
Build custom compilers, build custom math functions
Code in production is mostly C++17 with some C++20

Skills and Experience Required:

Phenomenal development skills
Interest in C++ as a language up to C++20, and ideally keeping an eye on C++2
Financial knowledge is
not required. They have hired from finance, but also from gaming and other tech firms

Benefits and Incentives:

Ownership + the work
Techie culture
Compensation you are making a direct impact on the PnL

Contact
If you feel you're suitable for this role, want to hear about similar positions, or would like help hiring similar developers for your company, then please send your CV or get in touch:

Richard Allan
in/richardallanok/
Salary
Potential for £300-400k total comp