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# Senior C++ Developer Low Latency - Learn Rust

- **Company:** Client Server
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Client Server Models, Compilers, Computer Programming, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), High-Frequency Trading, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Low Latency, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840614293-senior-c-developer-low-latency-learn-rust

## About the Role

You'll collaborate with a small, talented team, problem solving and working on complex and challenging systems with interesting work., * You have strong backend OOP, multithreaded software engineering experience with C++ and are comfortable working with Rust going forward

 * You have experience of working on high throughput, low latency systems with microseconds / nanoseconds, within a finance (or games) environment
 * You have a good understanding of low level system design, Operating Systems, Networking, Socket Level programming, hardware, compilers, FPGA
 * You achieved a 2.1 or above in Computer Science from a top tier university
 * You are collaborative and pragmatic with great communication and stakeholder management skills, also with some leadership or mentoring experience

## Description

As a Senior C++ Developer you will design and develop high throughput backend services for microsecond real-time risk, pricing, trading engines and market making systems, working across the full software development lifecycle using Rust (and some C++ for legacy systems).


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