Senior C++ Developer (Quantitative Trading Platform) - VP Level

Company Overview:
Our client is a leading global investment bank with a strong presence across major financial markets. They are known for building high-performance technology platforms that power electronic trading and serve sophisticated institutional clients, including hedge funds and asset managers.

The firm promotes a collaborative, engineering-driven culture where technology is central to business success. Teams work closely with front office stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable, and ultra-low-latency solutions.

Role Overview:
This role sits within a front office technology team focused on developing ultra-low-latency trading platforms for equities markets. You will play a key role in designing and delivering high-performance systems, working directly with traders, sales, and senior technology leadership to enhance trading capabilities and platform efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-performance, low-latency C++ trading systems for direct market access
• Take ownership of end-to-end delivery across multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Review and enhance system architecture to improve performance and reduce technical debt
• Collaborate closely with front office stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Conduct performance tuning and optimisation across critical trading workflows
• Lead code reviews and contribute to architectural decision-making
• Support testing, release, and production stability of trading systems
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership within the team

Key Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in C++ development, with strong knowledge of modern C++
• Expertise in data structures, algorithms, and multi-threaded programming
• Proven experience building or optimising low-latency, high-performance systems
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix environments and system-level programming
• Experience working in distributed teams across regions
• Ability to engage with senior business and technology stakeholders
• Experience delivering complex systems through full SDLC (design to production)
• Strong problem-solving skills with a pragmatic development approach

Nice to Have:

• Experience working on front office trading systems, particularly equities
• Exposure to algorithmic or high-frequency trading environments
• Familiarity with user-space networking or kernel bypass technologies
• Low-level TCP/IP and networking experience
• Prior experience working directly with traders or trading desks

If this role sounds of interest, please apply directly and we will be in touch to discuss further!