C++ Observability Engineer
Hays plc
London, UK
14 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£221,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
C++ (Programming Language)
Profiling
Continuous Integration
Distributed Systems
Data Logging
Git Flow
Kubernetes
Low Latency
Requirements
A leading banking organisation is seeking a Senior C++ Observability Engineer to drive observability across critical real-time market data and trading platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on improving reliability, latency visibility, customer experience monitoring, and operational insight across low-latency systems.Essential Requirements
- Strong C++ engineering background
- Experience in financial services, trading, market data, or low-latency environments
- Deep expertise in observability engineering (metrics, tracing, logging, telemetry, profiling)
- Experience with OpenTelemetry, eBPF, and modern monitoring platforms
- Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and distributed systems
- Experience driving observability standards and adoption across engineering teams
- Exposure to GitOps, CI/CD, and automation practices
Ideal BackgroundCandidates from investment banking, exchanges, market-making, trading, or market data environments will be particularly well suited.Must Have: C++
- Low Latency Systems
- Financial Services
- Kubernetes
- Observability Engineering
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