Our client is seeking a Market Data Developer to work in their London office. The main focus will be developing C++ code for new projects, in addition to providing support on a rotating basis with the team for robust trading systems during UK office hours. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to function independently in a fast-paced, dynamic, and demanding trading environment. This person will be intellectually curious, intuitive, rigorous, trustworthy and have the highest ethical standards.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design, development and deployment of new and existing infrastructure components pertaining to market data, routing, high performance communication, and connectivity (internal & external).
- Responsible for proposing new designs and modifying existing ones to continuously improve performance, functionality, and stability of the system.
- Responsible for enhancing and extending the infrastructure and communication libraries used by the various trading platforms
Requirements:
- Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle steps.
- 3+ years experience in C++ in a Unix/Linux environment.
- 3+ years experience in multi-threaded and real time programming with trading applications.
- Experience working with FIX and/or other high performance messaging systems.
- Experience with Boost, STL, and/or other template based libraries.
- Experience with realtime high volume messaging systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Solid skills in Python, Perl, SQL, and/or other scripting languages.
- Knowledge of financial products and trading platforms is a plus.
Education:
- Bachelor degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
If you would like to be considered for the position of UK Market Data Developer, or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team
