C++ Engineer - HFT Buildout- Leading Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund

Salary: up to £600k total comp

Client

One of the world's leading investment firms is to expanding its systematic and high-frequency trading capabilities, building low-latency execution and market data infrastructure used by Portfolio Managers and Researchers across multiple asset classes.

Role

They're looking for an exceptional C++ Engineer to join a growing HFT engineering team in London, building core low-latency infrastructure for live trading and research.

You'll work across order entry, real-time market data, exchange simulation, feature extraction and strategy infrastructure, developing production-grade systems where latency, throughput and reliability are critical.

Working closely with Quant Researchers, Portfolio Managers and other engineers, you'll have significant ownership and influence over the architecture of a major HFT platform as it grows.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience building production-grade, low-latency systems
• Expert C++ development skills
• Strong Linux, networking and low-level systems knowledge
• Experience with market data, order entry or similar trading infrastructure
• Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills

Desirable

• Python experience
• OS tuning, kernel bypass and user-space networking
• Exchange simulation / strategy infrastructure
• HPC / distributed compute experience

Benefits

• Market-leading base + bonuses + generous benefits
• Major HFT build-out with significant project ownership
• Work directly with Portfolio Managers and Quant Researchers
• Scope for future technical leadership

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact
If you feel you're suitable for this role, want to hear about similar positions, or would like help hiring similar developers for your company, then please send your CV or get in touch:

Richard Allan
richard.allan@oxfordknight.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 3137 9574
linkedin.com/in/richardallanok/