Principal Software Engineer - Up to £300,000 - Cambridge
Title: Principal Software Engineer
Company: Proprietary HFT
Location: Cambridge
Pay: Up to £300,000 with huge potential to increase
Company:
A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery.
It is important that you have been involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production - highly complex, reliable and performant systems - oftentimes from scratch.
Role:
* Develop ultra-low-latency exchange connectivity layers using reliable C++ or Rust code
* Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders
* Build mission-critical research systems from scratch
* This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work will be completely greenfield. You will be involved in the designing, prototyping, testing and productionising new software.
* Providing support to a small number of junior engineers
* Whilst not a requirement, you will be given the opportunity to grow into a senior managerial role should you wish
About you:
* Holistic approach to problem solving; you are able to see the 'bigger picture' of your work
* Exceptional systems knowledge
* Exceptional Linux knowledge
* Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP)
* Strong concurrent programming ability (C++ or Rust)
* Experienced working with distributed systems
* (Desirable) Experience working in the cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure etc.,)
* (Desirable) Experience working with containers
Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with max@platform-recruitment.com to learn more.