Job Description

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Senior Software Engineer – Up to £350,000 – Cambridge

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company: Proprietary HFT

Location: Cambridge

Pay: Up to £350,000 with huge potential to increase

Company:

A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery.

It is important that you have been involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype – and ultimately move into production – highly complex, reliable and performant systems – oftentimes from scratch.

Role:

* Develop ultra-low-latency trading systems C++ or Rust code

* Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders

* Build mission-critical research systems from scratch

* This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work will be completely greenfield. You will be involved in the designing, prototyping, testing and productionising new software.

* Providing support to a small number of junior engineers

* Whilst not a requirement, you will be given the opportunity to grow into a senior managerial role should you wish

About you:

* Holistic approach to problem solving; you are able to see the 'bigger picture' of your work

* Exceptional systems knowledge

* Exceptional Linux knowledge

* Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP)

* Strong concurrent programming ability (C++ or Rust)

* Experienced working with distributed systems

Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch