C++ Developer

C++, Front Office Trading, Linux, Python, Hedge Fund McGregor Boyall have partnered with a London-based hedge fund currently hiring for their main trading desk.

Please read the following job description thoroughly to ensure you are the right fit for this role before applying.

The role involve building high-performance components for their trading platform, working with advanced concurrency patterns and lock-free data structures.

You'll be working closely with quants and traders to help further drive best market execution and alpha generation.

The fund uses highly modern C++ hosted on Linux, with a small amount of Python (optional) for research models.

They build clean, readable, testable code: highly asynchronous and multi-threaded.

You will be an SME for the trading team on all matters C++ and will have autonomy to shape tech architecture with modern tools.

Requirements:
- Excellent C++ programming skills, ideally using a modern version
- Expertise with multithreaded systems
- Some level of experience with Python
- Experience working with systems processing high volumes of data (terra or petabyte-scale)
- Extensive expertise with at least ONE of: HFT, prop trading, derivatives, buyside finance Nice to have:
- Prior experience working for a financial market maker
- Excellent academics at the post-grad level McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.d02fcfcb-6df4-40ee-95cf-3eb059ce3173