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C++ Engineer - Low Latency Market Data (Greenfield team)
- london, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £120 - £190 Per Day
Job Description
We're partnering with a top‑tier quantitative trading firm operating market‑making strategies across global electronic venues. The team is building a greenfield tick‑data and market‑data platform optimised for deterministic latency and extreme throughput.
Role
- Hands‑on development in modern C++23 on performance‑critical hot paths
- Exchange connectivity, feed normalisation, sequencing, and recovery logic
- Deep involvement in latency profiling, optimisation, and systems architecture
- Close work with low‑latency engineers and quantitative teams
Requirements
- Professional experience writing C++23 in production trading systems
- Strong background in low‑latency / high‑performance systems
- Solid understanding of Linux internals, CPU architecture, cache behaviour, memory layout, and profiling tools
Nice to have
- Direct exposure to market data or HFT environments


