Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer – Up to £300,000 – Cambridge

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company: Proprietary HFT

Location: Cambridge

Pay: Up to £300,000 with huge potential to increase

A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, is looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from 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, often from scratch.

• Develop ultra-low-latency exchange connectivity layers using reliable C++ 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 designing, prototyping, testing and product ionising new software.
• Provide 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

• 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++)
• Experienced working with distributed systems
• (Desirable) Experience working in the cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
• (Desirable) Experience working with containers

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Information Technology

Software Development