Lead C++ Developer

Summary

Join BMLL, a leading provider of financial data and analytics, as a C++ Developer to lead a small team in engineering market and analytics data products. You will own the full scope of development projects, from gathering requirements to delivering completed functionality. Responsibilities include delivering new data products in C++, migrating Python products to C++, and improving data processing and reliability using AWS technologies. This role requires extensive C++ and Python experience, financial data experience, technical leadership skills, and a computer science degree. BMLL offers a competitive salary, benefits including share options, bonus, pension, private medical insurance, remote work options, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience of working with financial data, or other large datasets
• Industry experience of writing production-level C++ and delivering functioning, well-tested systems
• Experience of technical leadership of a small team
• Industry experience of developing on a Linux platform
• Industry experience of Python
• Experience of industry-standard development methodologies such as source code control, unit testing and continuous integration
• Ability to self-organise and deliver a project over a period of up to a few months
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Computer science or other STEM degree

Responsibilities

• Own the full scope of assigned development projects for market data and analytics data products, including liaising with the business to gather requirements, designing the solution with the team, and building and delivering completed functionality to production
• Deliver new data products in C++
• Migrate Python data products into C++ to drastically improve performance
• Help to drive improvements in all areas, including the parsing framework, data quality, testing and CI
• Understand the data, how it reaches BMLL, how we process it and deliver it to customers
• Communicate with technical teams both within BMLL and sometimes at data providers such as financial exchanges
• Provide some second-line support of the data product processes and the data, shared amongst the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Snowflake
• AWS

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Share Options after completion of probationary period
• Discretionary Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Work remotely abroad for up to 40 business days each year
• Life Insurance
• Combination of remote and London-based office working (2-3 days in office per week)
• A yearly Well being Physical Activity budget
• Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects
• Collaborative culture
• Weekly team lunches
• Free Fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (When office based)
• Regular Team Socials
• Cycle to Work Scheme