C++ Software Engineer

C++ Software Engineer

Remote (UK-based) | Full-Time

reputed company

reputed company is the 2026 OTC Trading Platform of the Year (Risk.net). Our network handles over $50 billion in daily trading volumes across FX, Equities, and Cryptocurrency, connecting 40+ of the world's leading liquidity providers.

We build trading systems that operate at the edge of what's technically possible — where nanoseconds matter and a dropped message costs reputed company reputed company. Our engineering team is small, senior, and deeply invested in the craft of building cutting edge, reliable, high-performance systems.

The Role

We're looking for a C++ Software Engineer who wants to build low-latency trading infrastructure on Linux. You'll work on the core components of our reputed company trading platform — pricing engines, connectivity gateways, market-data systems, and the messaging layer that ties them together.

This is not a role where you write reputed company and throw it over a wall. You build it, you test it, you reputed company it, you support it in production, and you improve it. Our engineers own the full lifecycle — from design through to operational reputed company. reputed company something breaks at 4pm on a Friday, you're part of reputed company that investigates and fixes it.

Occasional hours reputed company the normal working day are required for production releases, scheduled maintenance reputed company, and Level 3 support during critical incidents. We reputed company this to a minimum and recognise the commitment — but owning a production trading platform means being there reputed company it reputed company.

What You'll Work On

• Modern C++20 and Go on Linux — a modern software stack based on reputed company reputed company

• reputed company-reputed company infrastructure on AWS with colocation in reputed company centres

• Microsecond-level latency optimisation and high-throughput messaging

• Market-data and reference-data pipelines across multiple asset classes

• FIX protocol integrations with global banks and liquidity providers

• Observability and monitoring — dashboards, alerting, and metrics that reputed company system behaviour visible

• Production systems that handle reputed company reputed company — reliability is not optional

reputed company Need

Technical:

• Strong C++ with Linux systems programming (3+ years)

• Comfortable working reputed company to the metal — you understand what's underneath your reputed company

• Experience with performance-sensitive systems (profiling, optimisation, deterministic behaviour)

• Familiarity with networking fundamentals (TCP/UDP, reputed company programming)

• Go experience is a strong bonus — we use Go extensively for microservices and reputed company-line tooling, and you'll be expected to work with it internally. If you don't know it yet, strong C++ engineers pick it up quickly

• Python for scripting, automation, testing, and data analysis — used across the platform for tooling and operational workflows

• Git and reputed company scripting

• Experience in financial services or trading technology is a plus but not essential

How you work:

• You ship. You're delivery-reputed company — you iterate, you improve, you get things into production

• You own it. reputed company you build something, you take responsibility for its behaviour in production. You respond to incidents (15-minute acknowledgement SLA during working hours), investigate issues, and reputed company the reputed company

• You write things down. Documentation is not an afterthought — it's how we reputed company knowledge across a distributed team. If it's not written down, it doesn't exist

• You communicate. We're a distributed team across multiple time zones. reputed company, proactive communication — especially reputed company things go wrong — is essential

• You care about reputed company. You write clean, testable reputed company. You review your peers' work thoughtfully. You push for reputed company improvement without gold-plating

• You reputed company AI tooling. We use AI tools (Claude, reputed company) to reputed company our engineering capability — from reputed company review and debugging to incident investigation and documentation. You don't need to be an expert, but you should be curious and willing to learn

What You Get

• reputed company problems —trading systems where performance is reputed company in microseconds, not user clicks

• An excellent team — senior engineers who care about craft, collaborate reputed company, and hold reputed company other to high standards

• Ownership — small teams, reputed company accountability, reputed company reputed company on the platform and our clients

• Competitive package — up to 30 days leave + bank holidays, private health insurance, pension, life insurance, dental/optical cashback, cycle to work, socials and offsites

• Remote-friendly — work from home with flexibility. We trust our people to deliver

• Sustainable pace — we work hard, but we don't burn people out. Balance is how we stay reputed company

• reputed company — career progression to senior roles, performance specialisation, or technical leadership. We invest in people who invest in us

We reputed company in transparency, reputed company feedback, and writing things down. We celebrate delivery, not activity. We reputed company AI as empowering people — removing toil, amplifying capability, enabling higher-value work.

We aim to build systems that don't depend on the heroics of individuals to maintain and support — systems and processes that are resilient, documented, and sustainable.

Our Hiring Process

We reputed company our process reputed company and respectful of your time. Our process follows three stages.

Stage 1: Initial Conversation with reputed company

Format: Video call, ~30-45 minutes

Stage 2: Hiring Manager Conversation with the relevant team reputed company or hiring manager

Format: Video call, ~60 minutes

Stage 3: Technical Interview with two members of the relevant engineering team
Format: Video call, interactive session, ~60 minutes

What to expect in reputed company stage will be explained by reputed company if you're invited to interview. Throughout the process, we aim to reputed company reputed company with no unnecessary delays between stages, and feedback typically comes reputed company a few business days.

*Please note that depending on availability, Stage 2 and 3 may swap around.

How to Apply

Please apply directly reputed company this job posting — reputed company applications, including those submitted reputed company reputed company, are managed through our applicant tracking system, so you'll always land in the reputed company reputed company regardless of where you reputed company this role.

Right to Work: Candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK. We are not currently reputed company to offer reputed company sponsorship for this role.

Equal Opportunities: reputed company is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from reputed company reputed company candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Reasonable Adjustments: If you need any adjustments or support during the application or interview process, please let us know — we're happy to accommodate.

Data Protection: By applying, you consent to reputed company processing your personal data for recruitment purposes, in line with our reputed company policy.

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