Login to Apply

We have a current opportunity for a C++ Developer on a permanent basis. The position will be based in London. For further information about this position please apply.

Contribute to all aspects of application development including functional and technical specifications, design, development and production support. Ensure high quality of deliverables while complying with development best practices.

This is a terrific opportunity for a Senior Software Developer who has a strong interest in the financial markets.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Demonstrating an ability to analyze complex technical problems, you will be required to make sound technical decisions in a proactive and self-directed manner, with responsibility across all phases of the technology life cycle.

Systems development on a mature, modern codebase written in C++
Responsible for the quality of your own code
Test, evaluate and recommend technologies to improve our overall solutions
Constantly improving the development life cycle and code quality
Communicate and collaborate with the research and trading teams to design and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions
Provide day-to-day support for the applications

Requirements, Skills & Experience

Must be a true computer scientist and avid software engineer with a passion for self-learning
Must have 6+ years of relevant industry experience with modern C++
Must have 4+ year experience with SQL, or a comparable relational database
Preferred exposure to the CMake build system
Willingness to learn new technologies and adopt the mindset of an agnostic problem solver based on significant expertise in computer science fundamentals
Proficiency in Git for code versioning
Solid understanding of TCP/UDP standards and network protocols
Systems development experience, preferably with real-time systems and/or distributed application
Experience with writing low latency single and concurrent threaded applications
Understanding of the C++ development life cycle and tooling on RHEL Linux
Knowledge of Python and Bash for scripting
Optional exposure to kernel tuning
Optional exposure to the FIX protocol
C++/Linux tooling
Exposure to test-driven development

To find out more about Huxley, please visit

Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales