Harrington Starr
Senior C++ Engineer
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
£60,000 – £115,000 / year
Location:
Greater London, UK
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
9 October 2026
What they need
Want to be a part of building high-performance trading systems?
Contribute to all aspects of application development including functional and technical specifications, design, development and production support.
Key Duties & Responsibilities .
- Administer and support global messaging infrastructure hosted on Solace messaging system.
- Support API messaging library in C++, Python, Java and JMS.
- Develop & administer front end toolssupporting the messaging environment.
- Serve as an escalation point for the application/support teams to diagnose/ troubleshoot API and messaging related matters.
- Work with the business partner to collect requirements, design and build messaging solutions.
- Be alert to Conduct Risk issues, specifically the risk of harm to client interests, market integrity and/or competition in financial markets due to inappropriate practices or behaviours across the firm
- Investigate and resolve issues with platforms and components owned by the Messaging Group.
- Be alert to Conduct Risk issues, specifically the risk of harm to client interests, market integrity and/or competition in financial markets due to inappropriate practices or behaviours across the firm
Requirements, Skills & Experience
- Must have 5+ years of relevant industry experience with modern C++ in a Linux environment
- Must have 2+ year experience with SQL, or a comparable relational database
- Solid understanding of TCP/UDP standards and network protocols
- Experience with writing low latency single and concurrent threaded applications
- Understanding of the C++ development life cycle and tooling on RHEL Linux
- Exposure to the FIX protocol
- Exposure to test-driven development
Working practices are relaxed, as is the office environment. They want to get the best out of you and give you an environment where you can do great work.
It’s rare to find a role where the impact of what you do can have such an immediate impact and often has the potential to move markets.
Minimum 3 days in the office is required.
No sponsorship is given on this occasion.
Contact Ciara Clarke for a confidential discussion on this role.
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