Senior C++ Engineer – Front Office / Low Latency Trading

Locations: Hong Kong|Singapore|London|Remote Overview We are partnering with multiple tier-1 investment banks, buy-side trading firms, and digital asset market participants to hire senior C++ engineers for front office, revenue-critical platforms. These teams build and operate low-latency, high-throughput trading systems spanning electronic execution, market access, prime brokerage, and digital asset infrastructure. The mandates include greenfield architecture, platform re-engineering, and scaling systems operating under strict performance and reliability constraints. What You'll Be Working On Depending on the mandate, you will: Design and build high-performance C++ trading systems (pricing, execution, order management) Architect and optimise low-latency exchange connectivity (FIX and native/binary protocols) Contribute to algorithmic trading infrastructure and execution frameworks Develop core components within prime brokerage or custody platforms Lead performance optimisation initiatives across latency-sensitive and concurrency-heavy systems Collaborate closely with traders, quants, and infrastructure teams in front office environments Required Experience C++ development (modern C++17/20 preferred) Proven experience building high-throughput and/or low-latency production systems Strong understanding of systems design, data structures, and performance trade-offs Deep knowledge of Linux, multithreading, concurrency, and memory management Experience operating in trading, financial services, crypto, or other real-time mission-critical environments Nice to Have (Role Dependent) Electronic trading / market access systems FIX protocol or exchange connectivity Algorithmic trading platforms or execution engines Performance profiling, optimisation, and lock-free programming Distributed systems or microservices architectures Exposure to prime brokerage, custody, or digital assets Python for tooling, research, or automation