Full-time

Quantitative Developer – HFT (C++)

Posted by Oxford Knight • London, England, United Kingdom

📍 London, England 🕒 January 29, 2026

About the Role

Summary:

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent prospects for career growth.


Now looking to expand the HFT team with an experienced C++ engineer to be responsible for the latency-critical stack: from kernel-level tuning & network optimisation to highly efficient C++ components. In this role, you will design end-to-end architectures where every single nanosecond counts in close collaboration with colleagues from FPGA, hardware and infrastructure engineering.


Requirements

  • 5+ years’ engineering experience in performance-critical C++ (C++17 or newer)

  • Strong grasp of systems programming, low-level understanding including memory management and architecture of CPUs

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