Senior C++ Developer (Quant Trader)

About This Role

Our client is a a high-performing quantitative hedge fund looking to hire a Senior C++ Developer with strong trading exposure to join their growing team.

This is a unique opportunity for a technically strong developer to deploy and run their own strategies, while gaining exposure to market-making (MM) within a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

What you will do:

• Design, develop and optimise high-performance C++ trading systems
• Build and deploy systematic trading strategies across liquid markets
• Work closely with quants and trading teams to improve execution, latency and performance
• Take ownership of strategy lifecycle from research to production
• Gradually gain exposure to and contribute towards market-making strategies

What you will need:

• 5+ years’ experience in C++ development within a trading firm / hedge fund / prop shop
• Strong understanding of low-latency systems and performance optimisation
• Proven ability or strong interest in running systematic strategies
• Solid grasp of market microstructure and trading systems
• Prior market-making experience not required, but strong interest to learn is essential