Lead Software Engineer

We're supporting a major financial organisation on a multi-year programme to modernise and migrate a legacy FX trading platform. The Eastern Time Zone environment has already been successfully migrated; now the focus shifts to delivering the same transformation for the Western Time Zone platform.

This is a hands-on C++ engineering role working on high-performance, cross-asset execution and hedging systems within a front-office trading environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Enhancing and rebuilding components of a modern FX trading platform using C++14/17+
• Designing and implementing low-latency solutions across FX, equities, and expanding into futures and options
• Building connectivity and integrations for liquidity provider onboarding (FIX, market data, order routing)
• Contributing to the core migration effort modernising legacy trading architecture
• Working alongside specialists in low-latency engineering, networking, and capital markets technology
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• 10+ years' experience in modern C++ development
• Strong understanding of STL, Boost, multithreading, and performance xwwtmva optimisation
• Proven background in capital markets - ideally FX, but cross-asset experience also welcomed
• Solid understanding of trading system architecture, market data, execution flows
• Experience with FIX and LP integrations
• Ability to work in a high-performance engineering culture alongside front-office technology teams

Nice to Have

• Buy-side C++ experience
• Knowledge of futures, options, and broader cross-asset trading

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