Job Description

We're partnering with one of the best-known proprietary trading firms in the market to hire a senior C++ leader for its front-office trading technology group. This is a leadership hire. You'll own the technical direction of the team and build it out over the next phase of growth.

Check out the role overview below If you are confident you have got the right skills and experience, apply today.

The role

You'll lead a team of 6 engineers working directly alongside traders, with plans to grow it to 8+. You'll set architecture and engineering standards and drive the build-out of high-performance, low-latency trading systems. You'll stay close to the code, but your main job is to shape how the group designs, ships and scales its technology.

What you'll own

• Technical strategy and architecture for the trading platform, with a focus on latency, throughput and reliability
• Hiring, mentoring and developing the engineering team as it scales
• Working with trading leadership to turn strategy ideas into production systems quickly
• Engineering culture, code quality and delivery standards across the group

What they're looking for

• Expertise in modern C++ and high-performance system design
• A track record of leading engineers or owning the technical direction of a team or platform
• Experience in electronic trading, from either the buy side or sell side
• Credibility with traders and the commercial sense to prioritise what moves the P&L
• Asset class background is flexible. ETF experience isn't required.

You get real authority from day one at a firm known for its technology and trading performance. xhyhwjd You'll have direct influence over the platform, the team and its direction, with a clear path to leading the group as it grows.

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