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# Senior Software Engineer - C++

- **Company:** London Construction Jobs
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Trading, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Programming Tools, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Oracle (Applications), Redis, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, WebSocket, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Azure Service Fabric, Terraform
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-developer-c/london-stock-exchange-job108235848

## About the Role

* Strong proficiency in C++
 * Experience in at least 3 of the following: REST / WebSocket and Kafka (event-driven messaging), SQL (Oracle / SQL Server), Redis, Azure PaaS (Event Hub, Azure SQL, Kubernetes, Azure Cache, etc.), Terraform / Helm, GitLab CI (or AWS equivalents)
 * Strong experience in software development and delivery
 * Basic understanding of trading systems and financial markets
 * Familiarity with financial messaging protocols (preferably FIX)

## Description

You will be part of the Workflows Engineering team where as the C++ Senior Software Engineer you will play a crucial role in our organisation. You will become part of an engineering team addressing complex challenges and taking these to resolution.

We are seeking individuals who enjoy solving a variety of problems and who relish the chance to lead the resolution of exciting and new challenges on a regular basis. In an era of rapidly evolving AI capabilities, we're seeking engineers who bring experience with established development tools and technologies, alongside the vision and ambition to integrate them into modern, AI-first ways of working and delivering value.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

 * Act as a subject matter expert, advising on design, development, and implementation
 * Deliver high-quality solutions through expert coding and tooling
 * Own workload while fostering an open, inclusive team culture
 * Serve as a domain point of contact, with deep expertise and awareness of cross-domain dependencies
 * Align work to technology/domain strategy, contributing where relevant
 * Build understanding of the market and LSEG's commercial position
 * Lead projects with minimal direction, supporting team delivery and delegating as needed
 * Partner with architects to design and implement solutions
 * Lead design and Epic planning, breaking work into stories with Product and QA
 * Apply and adapt engineering patterns to deliver robust solutions
 * Build strong stakeholder relationships across teams and external partners
 * Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to different audiences
 * Continuously develop technical and industry expertise (e.g. certifications)