C++ Developer

C++, Front Office Trading, Linux, Python, Hedge Fund McGregor Boyall have partnered with a London-based hedge fund currently hiring for their main trading desk. The role involve building high-performance components for their trading platform, working with advanced concurrency patterns and lock-free data structures. You'll be working closely with quants and traders to help further drive best market execution and alpha generation. The fund uses highly modern C++ hosted on Linux, with a small amount of Python (optional) for research models. They build clean, readable, testable code: highly asynchronous and multi-threaded. You will be an SME for the trading team on all matters C++ and will have autonomy to shape tech architecture with modern tools. Requirements: - Excellent C++ programming skills, ideally using a modern version - Expertise with multithreaded systems - Some level of experience with Python - Experience working with systems processing high volumes of data (terra or petabyte-scale) - Extensive expertise with at least ONE of: HFT, prop trading, derivatives, buyside finance Nice to have: - Prior experience working for a financial market maker - Excellent academics at the post-grad level McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Location: South East, GB

Posted Date: 9/7/2025