Senior C++ Engineer — Low-Latency Trading Systems

Ocean Red Partners Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulated financial technology platform is looking for a Senior C++ Engineer to design and build high-performance systems used in production financial markets. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in C++ and performance-sensitive software. This role emphasizes solving complex engineering problems within a supportive environment, requiring collaboration and ownership. This position offers competitive salary and benefits along with a hybrid working model that combines in-office and remote work.

Benefits

Bonus

Private medical

Pension

Enhanced family policies

Long-term stability

Qualifications

• Built production systems in C++ for several years.
• Worked on performance-sensitive or real-time software.
• Used Linux as your primary environment.
• Dealt with networking concepts (TCP, UDP, multicast).

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance C++ systems for production financial markets.
• Write modern C++ with a strong focus on performance and safety.
• Work on networking, messaging, and algorithmic components.
• Debug and optimize systems under real load.

Skills

Modern C++ (C++11+)

Performance-sensitive software

Networking concepts (TCP, UDP, multicast)

Linux

Job description

A regulated financial technology platform is looking for a Senior C++ Engineer to design and build high-performance systems used in production financial markets. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in C++ and performance-sensitive software. This role emphasizes solving complex engineering problems within a supportive environment, requiring collaboration and ownership. This position offers competitive salary and benefits along with a hybrid working model that combines in-office and remote work.