C++ eRates Quant Developer
A leading electronic rates trading desk in London is hiring a VP-level C++ engineer to work closely with the desk on the trading and pricing systems behind a systematic market-making business. This is front-office and hands-on, your code trades, across products like SOFR, EURIBOR and SONIA futures, EGBs and US Treasuries.
What you'll be doing
- Writing and optimising core trading and pricing logic in modern C++ (17/20/23)
- Building greenfield components while evolving a live production platform, the coverage is expanding
- Working directly with traders, turning ideas into production code
- Owning performance across the full trading path
What you'll bring
- Strong, hands-on modern C++ in a live production trading environment
- A genuine understanding of how trading systems work and why, and real interest in the business and the markets
- Experience close to the trading flow, whether that's writing strategy and pricing logic, or building and optimising the systems that execute it
- Around 5+ years, VP-calibre
Asset class and background are open. Rates or fixed income is ideal, but strong production-trading C++ engineers from FX, electronic equities or other low-latency trading environments are equally welcome, prior rates experience is not required. What matters most is strong C++, a feel for the business, and the drive to grow into the desk.
Nice to have
- Rates, fixed income or futures electronic trading
- Systematic market-making, quoting or execution experience
- Greenfield build experience
The process is short and senior: a first conversation with the hiring manager, then one further stage. No drawn-out take-home tests.
Up to £320,000 total compensation.
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