C++ Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems)

We are working directly with a world renowned quantitative trading firm, his team oversees all of the distributed systems relating to the trading platforms at the firm. Currently they are building a number of brand new features and systems for the platform with the goal of developing and optimising the core infrastructure of their distributed trading platform. The role involves building low-latency microservices that handle real-time data at scale, ensuring performance and reliability under high load. They need engineers with strong modern C++ (11/14/17) expertise and experience working on distributed systems—addressing challenges like concurrency, fault tolerance, and consistency. Given the challenges they are facing, experience from big tech or similar environments is preferred. Responsibilities: Architect and build microservices and distributed systems using modern C++ standards (C++17/20). Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex performance and scalability issues in a highly complex distributed environment. Ensure high availability and low latency while delivering new features to production efficiently and securely. What You Bring: 4-8 years of experience in backend development, particularly in distributed systems and microservice architectures. Expertise in modern C++ (ideally C++11 or later). Experience with multithreading, concurrency, and working on high-performance, real-time systems. If you think you fit the skills they are looking for, we would love to see your application.