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# C++ Engineer - HFT Buildout- Leading Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund

- **Company:** Multi-strategy Hedge Fund
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Low Latency, Feature Extraction
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/c-engineer-hft-buildout-leading-multi-strategy-hedge-fund/57313637

## About the Role

* 5+ years' experience building production-grade, low-latency systems
 * Expert C++ development skills
 * Strong Linux, networking and low-level systems knowledge
 * Experience with market data, order entry or similar trading infrastructure
 * Strong analytical, debugging and problem-solving skills

Desirable

 * Python experience
 * OS tuning, kernel bypass and user-space networking
 * Exchange simulation / strategy infrastructure
 * HPC / distributed compute experience

## Description

They're looking for an exceptional C++ Engineer to join a growing HFT engineering team in London, building core low-latency infrastructure for live trading and research.

You'll work across order entry, real-time market data, exchange simulation, feature extraction and strategy infrastructure, developing production-grade systems where latency, throughput and reliability are critical.

Working closely with Quant Researchers, Portfolio Managers and other engineers, you'll have significant ownership and influence over the architecture of a major HFT platform as it grows.


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