Selby Jennings
C++ Software Engineer
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C++ Software Engineer
Senior C++ Engineer
A leading quantitative trading and market-making firm is seeking a:
- Senior C++ Engineer to join a high-performance technology team responsible for building the systems that underpin global electronic trading operations.
This is an opportunity to work on performance-critical software where engineering is at the centre of the business. You’ll be developing:
- Low-latency trading components
- Execution systems
- Core infrastructure directly influencing trading performance and business outcomes. Engineers are given significant ownership and autonomy.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and developing high-performance C++ applications
- Building low-latency trading infrastructure and execution systems
- Optimising systems for throughput, determinism, and reliability
- Working closely with traders, quantitative researchers, and fellow engineers
- Contributing to architecture, system design, and technical direction
- Solving complex engineering challenges in a real-time environment
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What They’re Looking For
Requirements
- Strong commercial experience with modern C++ (C++17/20/23 preferred)
- Background in low-latency, distributed, or high-performance systems
- Excellent knowledge of Linux systems programming
- Strong understanding of:
- Algorithms
- Data structures
- Software design
- Experience working on real-time or mission-critical applications
- Financial markets experience is a plus, but exceptional engineers from other highly performant environments will also be considered
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Opportunities
- Work on software that directly impacts trading performance
- Join a highly technical, engineering-led environment
- Significant ownership and autonomy from day one
- Collaborative team with close exposure to decision makers
- Competitive compensation structure with strong earning potential
- Opportunity to work on some of the most challenging low-latency problems in the industry
- Flat organisational structure where good ideas can have immediate impact
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