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C++ Software Engineer – Trading Team

A C++ developer on a Jump trading team in London who writes and tunes trading algorithms. The role centres on execution algorithms and performance.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Implement and optimise trading algorithms
Test for correctness and stability
Improve platform performance and hardware efficiency
Work with traders on new strategies

What they ask for

Required

5+ years of C++
Algorithmic trading systems
Market order execution algorithms
Large-scale data systems on clusters
Testing and quality discipline

Education: Bachelor's or Master's in computer science, engineering or related
Experience: 5+ years in C++ development on algorithmic trading
Languages and tools: C++

How to prepare

Write a limit order book in modern C++ and profile it
Study execution algorithms such as TWAP and VWAP
Learn lock-free structures and cache effects
Add rigorous testing to a trading simulator

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Jump Trading and doesn’t handle applications.