C++ Developer

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial C++ development experience
• Front office capital markets experience with a good understanding of trade flows, the trade lifecycle and FIX protocol
• Strong SQL skills
• AWS experience and a good understanding of DevOps and CI/CD
• Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals such as OOP, design patterns and algorithms
• Strong interest in emerging technologies and comfort with AI-enabled development
• Collaborative communication skills and experience working directly with users, stakeholders and globally distributed teams
• Degree educated to 2:1 or above in Computer Science or a related STEM discipline from a leading university, backed by outstanding A-levels (minimum AAB)

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with traders, stakeholders and domain experts to design and build high-performance solutions
• Take ownership of the full software development lifecycle from requirements through to production
• Solve challenging technical problems and influence architecture
• Continuously improve trading systems
• Broaden technical expertise across AWS, SQL and DevOps
• Develop Java skills over time
• Contribute to an AI-assisted, modern engineering environment

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Java
• OOP
• SQL
• Cloud
• Backend
• C++

More:

We are a collaborative, global engineering team delivering a strategic trading platform for a leading financial services client. You will be based on client site in London, in City offices, with flexibility to work from home twice a week. We offer a competitive package including a salary up to £150k negotiable, bonus, 25 days holiday, hybrid working, Bupa healthcare, generous pension contributions, continuous career development opportunities and a social team atmosphere with a range of events.

last updated 30 week of 2026