Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Lead Software Engineer to join our Markets Engineering team. We are looking for an engineer with a strong history determining the strategic direction of core software products in the financial markets/exchange trading space, and a willingness to be a hands-on contributor to the ongoing development of the platform. Our existing platform is a C++ central transaction processing engine using custom in memory database and surrounded by TypeScript applications connected via low-latency inter-process messaging (e.g. ZeroMQ IPC/TCP) between the C++ engine and surrounding services. The platform includes REST API clients and browser-based GUIs built around TypeScript frameworks. The ideal candidate will have more than 8 years of professional experience, and comprehensive knowledge of CI and automated deployment to a Kubernetes infrastructure in cloud environments. The successful candidate will show a passion for problem-solving and the ability to leverage their extensive experience to help their team continue the development and growth of the systems with which they will work.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using C++/TypeScript.

• Develop and integrate REST APIs to support business functions.

• Create and optimize browser-based GUIs for enhanced user experience.

• Support and develop the monorepo build for the platform.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and issues.

• Maintain code quality through code reviews and automated tests.

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.

• Provide strategic direction with new technologies to keep the systems up to date and industry leading.

• Work with the existing senior engineers / team to, amongst other things:

• Evolve the code generation/model pipeline safely

• Maintain and improve engine replication and recovery design

• API versioning and vendor OpenAPI integration

• Find innovative solutions to the business opportunities present from your commercial colleagues, customers and partners

Qualifications

• 8 years of professional experience in software development.

• 3 years of technical leadership of small to medium teams.

• Expert in C++ (C++26) and TypeScript using modern JavaScript frameworks.

• Experience with deployment of containerized systems to Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform

• Experience with REST API development.

• Experience in developing browser-based GUIs.

• Several years’ experience in financial markets.

• Interest or skills in other programming languages such as Rust is an advantage.

• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to work in an agile development environment.