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# Lead C++ Technical Team Lead

- **Company:** Harrington Starr
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Data Systems, Linux, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Scrum Methodology, Reference Data, Data Processing, Software Coding, Software Version Control
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/lead-c-technical-team-lead-city-of-london-london/2778272704-2/

## About the Role

* Proven track record leading or mentoring software engineers within an Agile environment.
 * Strong C++ development experience on Linux, delivering robust, performant systems into production.
 * 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.

## 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., This role offers a 50/50 split between hands-on coding and technical leadership - ideal for someone who thrives on solving deep engineering challenges while guiding a small team to deliver best-in-class data solutions., * Lead development for the firm's equities data processing platform, working alongside other engineering leads and a senior architect.

 * Plan and execute two-week Agile sprints, define priorities, and manage workloads across developers.
 * Take full ownership of project lifecycles - from requirements gathering to design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
 * Develop and refine C++ market-data parsers and processing engines that handle high-frequency and reference data at scale.
 * Partner with product and operations stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and onboard new data sources.
 * Enhance system performance, fault-tolerance, and scalability, leveraging modern AWS-based distributed infrastructure.
 * Offer technical mentorship, conduct reviews, and help engineers overcome blockers.
 * Participate in a light-touch support rotation to ensure smooth daily operation of the firm's data feeds.


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