Low Level Software Engineer C++ (ID: SY6QL0U4)

Place of Work: On-site
Salary: £ Competitive Salary Offered (Per Annum)
Date Posted: 20-May-2025
Expiry Date: 16-Nov-2025
Job Details:
Location: London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Software Engineering
Career Level: Experienced Professional
Contractual Type: Full Time/Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Qualifications: Degree in computer science or related subject
Experience: Minimum of 5 years Experience
Positions Available: 1
Skills Required
  • CPU architecture
  • Stated in Job Description
Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Low-Level C++ Software Engineer. Our coders work in small, highly productive, efficient teams that design, improve, and maintain the technology that powers worldwide trading. With us, the code you write is our business. You'll have an opportunity to work alongside a range of developers across the firm who write trading algorithms, monitor trading, build and maintain a world-class research environment, and more!

We are looking for highly skilled programmers who love to code and solve complex problems, appreciate a culture of collaboration, and thrive in a performance-driven environment. You can always expect to be challenged by the ever-changing financial markets and find yourself working on critical software in an extremely fast-paced, real-time environment.

Our distributed system is on the Pareto frontier of latency and throughput, You'll have limitless opportunity to continue to learn and develop a deep knowledge of C++, OS internals, CPU architecture, and networking hardware and protocols.

What we require from you:

  • You're one of the top devs in your current organization, as measured by productivity, technical capability, and helpfulness to other devs
  • You are capable of working independently as well as part of a team
  • You can analyze and fix problems quickly
  • You can look at the code, figure out how it works, and identify ways to make it better
  • You can describe software designs at a high level (the abstract interface), a low level (step-by-step algorithm), or anywhere in between
  • You work well alongside people who challenge you and make you better at what you do
  • In your spare time, you code, tinker, read, explore, break things, and have an insatiable curiosity for all things computer-related... you'll find like-minded people here.

Low-Level Software Engineer, C++  Qualification Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Superior design, debugging, and problem-solving skills
  • Advanced C++ experience is required, daily use preferred
  • Knowledge of UNIX operating systems (we use Linux), system/processor performance, and network communication

Culture:

We bring a scientific approach to trading financial products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading.

We welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We're a community of self-starters who are motivated by the excitement of being at the cutting edge of automation in every part of our organization—from trading, to business operations, to recruiting and beyond. We value openness and transparency, and celebrate great ideas from our veterans and new hires alike. We're friends and colleagues – whether we are sharing a meal, playing the latest board game, or writing elegant code. We embrace a culture of togetherness that extends far beyond the walls of our office.

Feel like you belong with us? Our goal is to find the best people and bring them together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued. We are proud of our diverse staff; we have offices all over the globe and benefit from our varied and unique perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer, so whoever you are, we'd love to get to know you.

Position: Low-Level Software Engineer, C++  -  Location: London  -  Salary: Competitive Salary Offered

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