Software Engineer

Harrington Starr
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate
Compensation
£ 76K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Automation of Tests
C++
Continuous Integration
Linux
Fault Tolerance
Python
Reference Data
Data Processing
Software Version Control

Job description

Our client is an established yet fast-growing FinTech specialising in high-performance market data analytics. Their platform ingests and processes terabytes of global trading data daily, powering decision-making for leading investment firms, exchanges, and research institutions., * Development for the firm's equities data processing platform, working alongside other engineers and a senior architect..

  • Develop and refine C++ market-data parsers and processing engines that handle high-frequency and reference data at scale.
  • Enhance system performance, fault-tolerance, and scalability, leveraging modern AWS-based distributed infrastructure.
  • Participate in a light-touch support rotation to ensure smooth daily operation of the firm's data feeds.

Requirements

  • Strong C++ development experience on Linux, delivering robust, performant systems into production, ideally 2 years or more.
  • Solid Python capability for orchestration, data tooling, and process automation.
  • Experience with large-scale financial or market data, particularly equities or other exchange-traded products.
  • Familiarity with modern engineering practices - CI/CD, source control, automated testing, and containerised deployment.
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

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