C++ Software Engineer (DV Commodities - London)
DV Trading22 days ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of the core C++ trading platform across execution, order management, market data, pricing, and risk.
- Design and maintain direct exchange connectivity, including order entry gateways and feed handlers for CME, ICE, and other futures and commodities venues.
- Optimize microsecond- and nanosecond-level performance using lock-free data structures, cache-aware design, kernel-bypass networking, CPU pinning, NUMA tuning, and latency measurement.
- Collaborate with trading desks on features, pricing, and execution algorithms and work with quants and developers to resolve complex problems.
- Build high-performance components for simulation and live trading.
- Own systems end to end, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support in a live trading environment.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional C++ development experience with deep knowledge of modern C++, templates, move semantics, memory models, and concurrency.
- Experience building low-latency, high-throughput, multithreaded systems for quantitative trading, ideally at a proprietary trading firm, market maker, hedge fund, or exchange.
- Strong understanding of exchange operations, order types, matching engine behavior, market microstructure, and native exchange protocols such as iLink/MDP, ICE protocols, FIX, and SBE.
- Direct experience with futures or commodities markets; energy markets and swaps experience is preferred.
- Systems-level fluency with Linux/Unix, Git, TCP/UDP and multicast networking, kernel-bypass stacks such as Onload, VMA, and DPDK, and performance profiling.
- Experience with distributed systems, large datasets, and SQL, NoSQL, or tick databases.
- Ability to program in Python and use NumPy and pandas for research and tooling.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and sound judgment in production trading environments.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, or another technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- The position is based in London and offers the opportunity to work on a live, production electronic trading platform.
- DV is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.