Lead Engineer (C++) HFT Trading Systems

Albert Bow
📍 London, London, United-Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted February 27, 2026

Job Description

C++ Lead Engineer | HFT Trading Systems | London | Up to £220,000 + Bonus


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Albert Bow is working with a systematic trading firm building high-performance, latency-critical systems powering global strategies. They’re looking for a senior C++ engineer to lead a segment of their trading infra team , taking ownership of architecture, optimisation, and system design while collaborating across trading, quant research, and infra.


This is a full-stack systems engineering role: from kernel tuning and memory models to live strategy deployment and technical mentorship.


Responsibilities

  • Architect and build performance-critical, low-latency trading systems in modern C++
  • Lead technical strategy, code reviews, and engineering standards across the team
  • Optimise ac...

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Job Details

  • Location London, London
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Banking and Financial Services
  • Posted Date February 27, 2026
  • Application Deadline April 08, 2026