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Senior Software Engineer - Up to £300,000 - Cambridge
Company: Proprietary HFT
Location: Cambridge (Hybrid)
Pay: Up to £300,000 with huge potential to increase
Company
A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery.
It is important that you have been involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production - highly complex, reliable and performant systems - oftentimes from scratch.
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Role
- Develop ultra-low-latency trading systems in C++ or Rust code
- Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders
- Build mission-critical research systems from scratch
- This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work will be completely greenfield. You will be involved in the designing, prototyping, testing and productionising new software.
- Providing support to a small number of junior engineers
- Whilst not a requirement, you will be given the opportunity to grow into a senior managerial role should you wish
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About you
- Holistic approach to problem solving; you are able to see the 'bigger picture' of your work
- Exceptional systems knowledge
- Exceptional Linux knowledge
- Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP)
- Strong concurrent programming ability (C++ or Rust)
- Experienced working with distributed systems
Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with max@platform-recruitment.com to learn more.
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