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About The Company
Ncounter is a leading technology firm specializing in electronic trading solutions for the financial services industry. With a focus on innovation and performance, Ncounter develops cutting-edge systems that enable clients to execute high-frequency trades with precision and speed. The company prides itself on fostering a collaborative environment where technical excellence and continuous improvement are at the core of its operations. Serving a global client base, Ncounter is committed to delivering reliable, scalable, and low-latency trading platforms that meet the demanding needs of modern financial markets.
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced Software Developer with a strong background in C++ and electronic trading technology to join our dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that directly impact trading performance and efficiency. The successful candidate will be involved in designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance matching engines, FIX gateways, and real-time trading applications. Operating within a hybrid work environment in London, you will collaborate closely with trading, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver innovative solutions that enhance our trading platform's capabilities.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience, particularly in high-performance systems.
- Proven expertise in C++ development, with a strong understanding of low-latency, multithreaded application design.
- Experience working with FIX protocol within electronic trading environments.
- Solid knowledge of Linux operating systems, including multithreading, sockets, IPC, and system-level behaviors.
- Familiarity with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, and unicast.
- Understanding of concurrency, memory management, and in-memory data structure optimization.
- Experience with Java, Python, SQL, and relational databases is advantageous.
- Knowledge of NUMA architectures and performance-focused programming techniques.
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Responsibilities
- Designing and developing high-performance, low-latency matching engines, FIX gateways, and electronic trading applications.
- Building and maintaining multithreaded systems using C++ and Java that process real-time market data efficiently.
- Developing in-memory data structures, lock-free queues, and circular buffers to optimize processing speed.
- Implementing networking solutions utilizing TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, and other relevant protocols.
- Troubleshooting, profiling, and optimizing performance-critical applications to ensure system stability and efficiency.
- Supporting automated testing frameworks, DevOps practices, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including trading, product management, and infrastructure to deliver robust solutions throughout the development lifecycle.
- Participating in code reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing to promote best practices within the team.
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Benefits
At Ncounter, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees' professional and personal growth. This includes competitive salary packages, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for career advancement within a global organization. Employees enjoy access to ongoing training and development programs, health and wellness benefits, and a collaborative work environment that values innovation and initiative. Additionally, our hybrid working model provides the flexibility to balance work and personal life effectively, fostering a healthy and productive workplace.
Equal Opportunity
Ncounter is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to innovate and serve our clients effectively. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected status.
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