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# Backend Software Engineer C++ Windows - Finance

- **Company:** gb
Client Server
- **Location:** Greater London, UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Data Transmissions, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Multicasting, Network Protocols, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Systems, TCP/IP, Microsoft Windows CE, Multithreading, Backend, Low Latency, Transport Protocols
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/backend-software-engineer/client-server-job108172512

## About the Role

* You have C / C++ development skills on Windows OS, some C# experience would be useful but not essential
 * You have full software development lifecycle experience
 * You have a good knowledge of networking protocols e.g. TCP/IP, multicast
 * You have a strong grounding in Computer Science fundamentals e.g. multi-threading, OOP, Data Structures, Design Patterns
 * You're collaborative with great communication skills

## Description

Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Windows C / C++, C#) London to £80k FTC

Are you a skilled Backend Software Engineer with strong C++ skills?

You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on role at a global market data provider.

As a Backend Software Engineer you will join an Agile team focussed on building and maintaining Exchange Connectivity software systems that require real-time and low latency, maintaining data feeds and developing key underlying transport protocols for data transmission. The platform has been built with C++ and C# deploying to AWS and requires high scalability and low latency - they currently handle 40 billion messages per day.