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C++ Software Developer | Data Infrastructure

Ncounter Limited
Mile End and Globe Town · posted 4 August 2026
Salary
£160,000 – £180,000 a year
Job type
full time
Location
Mile End and Globe Town, Greater London
Category
Accounting/Financial/Insurance
C++ Software Developer | Data Infrastructure London | C++ | Microservices | Distributed Systems | Linux We're looking for an experienced C++ Software Developer to build the high-performance data infrastructure that powers quantitative research and trading. You'll develop low-latency microservices responsible for processing, storing and delivering large-scale datasets, working alongside quantitative researchers, data engineers and software engineers to build scalable, resilient systems where performance is critical. You'll bring * Minimum 4+ years' commercial C++ development * Strong Linux experience * Microservices and/or asynchronous multithreaded applications * Excellent debugging and performance optimisation skills * Strong software engineering fundamentals and clean coding practices * Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar technical discipline You'll work with * Modern C++ * Distributed systems * Large-scale data processing * High-performance microservices * Data infrastructure and analytics pipelines Bonus points for * SQL * Boost ASIO * Apache Arrow, Parquet, Protocol Buffers or FlatBuffers * gRPC, REST or WebSockets * Docker, Kubernetes, AWS or Google Cloud * Rust, Python or Q This is an opportunity to solve complex engineering problems in an environment where software performance directly impacts research and trading. If you enjoy building scalable C++ systems and working on technically demanding infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you
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