Senior C++ Software Engineer

London Stock Exchange • $110K — $130K *
St. Louis, MO 63129In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full life-cycle software development experience
  • 3+ years of object-oriented development in C++
  • Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
  • Strong collaborative skills in team environments
  • Proficient analytical skills with a passion for problem-solving
  • Experience in thoroughly testing and debugging code using test-driven development
  • Ability to adapt to new technologies and changes quickly

Responsibilities

  • Implement performance and tuning modules for high throughput and reliability
  • Identify bottlenecks and bugs in code, devising effective solutions
  • Maintain code quality through design audits and refactoring
  • Conduct peer code reviews, providing constructive feedback
  • Develop and implement automated tests to ensure code reliability
  • Coordinate with QA and Operations teams for application changes
  • Analyze performance indicators and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes

Benefits

  • Culture of continuous learning and professional growth
  • Ongoing support for skill development and innovation
  • Engagement with technically complex projects
  • Opportunity to work with proprietary Refinitiv technologies
  • Collaborative team environment focused on problem-solving
Full Job Description

This role offers the opportunity to work on technically complex and engaging projects while developing expertise in proprietary Refinitiv technologies, domain-specific languages, and advanced C++ engineering. Successful team members are strong problem solvers who take full ownership of challenges and drive them through to resolution. The team fosters a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and professional growth, providing ongoing support for skill development and innovation

What You will be Doing:

  • Implement performance and tuning modules for high throughput and reliability.

  • Identify bottlenecks and bugs in codes and devise solutions to these problems.

  • Maintain code quality, code design and re-factor to gain the best performance

  • Ensure code quality with peer code reviews and providing constructive feedback.

  • Develop automated tests.

  • Oversee work efforts with the QA and Operations teams for application change controls and identify system performance issues.

  • Analyze key performance indicators, liaise with Operations, cross function application teams to identify bottleneck and make improvements.

What You will Bring:

  • 5+ years of full life-cycle software development experience.

  • 3+ years of object oriented development in C++.

  • Superb communication skills (written and oral).

  • Ability to collaborate in a team focused environment.

  • Excellent analytical skills and a real passion for solving problems.

  • Ability to thoroughly test and debug code using test driven development.

  • Ability to suggest/research new technologies and quickly adapt to change.

  • Ability to work with both Technical Architects and Product Owners in order to build to specification.

  • Object oriented design.

Desired Skills

  • Experience developing on Linux

  • Exposure to Agile methodologies

  • Experience with automated testing

  • Experience of any integration with Oracle/SQL databases experience

  • Knowledge of scripting languages Python, Unix or Powershell shell scripts desirable

  • Knowledge of other languages such as JavaScript, Node.js

  • Experience with real-time programming

  • Adept at software design

  • Experience with debugging multi-threaded applications

  • Knowledge of/experience with design patterns

  • Real passion for continued learning and development

  • Understanding of financial markets, market data

  • Low Latency financial market data systems

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

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