CareerPlan

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

London, England, GBFull-time£600k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10

Core

Building core low-latency infrastructure for live trading and research, including order entry, real-time market data, exchange simulation, and strategy infrastructure.

Role type

Senior C++ Engineer (HFT Buildout)

Builds

Production-grade low-latency execution and market data infrastructure for Portfolio Managers and Researchers

Domain

High-Frequency Trading (HFT), Financial Markets

Required skills

C++, Linux, networking, low-level systems, market data, order entry, debugging, problem-solving

Preferred skills

Python, OS tuning, kernel bypass, user-space networking, exchange simulation, HPC, distributed compute

Technologies

C++, Linux

Responsibilities

Develop production-grade systems where latency, throughput, and reliability are critical; work across order entry, real-time market data, exchange simulation, and strategy infrastructure; collaborate with Quant Researchers and Portfolio Managers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC