C++ Developer

Software Engineering Manager Funded Development (Services / NRR) PODRole: Working manager leading a POD that delivers customer-funded enhancements and bespoke work on a trading platform. Core surface: Order Routing and Market Data, with regular work into Risk, FIX services, and trading UI. Stays hands-on in the code while owning delivery across multiple concurrent client engagements.Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end delivery across concurrent customer engagements estimation, planning, CR workflow, risk escalation, stakeholder status
• Author/review technical designs in modern C++; escalation point on hard technical issues
• Drive engineering best practices (C++, concurrency, performance, testing, CI)
• Champion AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot) with responsible-use guardrails
• Lead a combined SE + SQE team with shared quality ownership
• Line-manage the POD: 1:1s, growth, hiring, calibration

Must-Haves:

• 10–12 yrs engineering experience, 2+ yrs managing a mid-sized team
• Expert, hands-on modern C++ (C++11–C++20)
• Electronic trading / capital markets / low-latency systems experience (order lifecycle, FIX, market data, risk checks)
• Track record delivering committed projects in Agile across multiple concurrent engagements
• Hands-on use of AI coding assistants in real delivery
• Linux + production diagnostics (GDB, ASan, perf)
• Proven people manager with strong stakeholder communication

Nice-to-Haves:

• Prior customer-funded/professional-services delivery leadership in fintech
• OMS/EMS trading platform background; exchange connectivity (CME, ICE, Eurex, LSE, NSE) + conformance testing
• Python, CI/CD, DevOps/cloud; kernel-bypass networking or lock-free structures
• Measurable AI-adoption track record