Senior C++ / C# Software Engineer (Front Office Risk Platform)

A global financial services leader is expanding its engineering team and is looking for an experienced C++ and/or C# Software Engineer to help build the next generation of its enterprise risk platform. This opportunity is ideal for engineers with a strong background in either modern C++ or C#, particularly those who have built or enhanced risk engines within capital markets.

• Design and develop high-performance applications in C++ and/or C#
• Enhance and maintain a multi-asset risk engine used across the trading platform
• Integrate with quantitative pricing and risk libraries
• Build scalable services that distribute risk and market data across multiple applications
• Develop APIs and data services supporting trading and risk user interfaces
• Work closely with quantitative developers, traders and platform engineering teams
• Optimise application performance, scalability and reliability
• Contribute to modern engineering practices and platform architecture

• Strong commercial experience developing in C++ and/or C#
• Previous experience building or enhancing risk engines or risk platforms within financial markets
• Good understanding of cross-asset trading environments
• Experience integrating with quantitative or pricing libraries
• Knowledge of distributed systems and system integration
• Experience with Redis or similar in-memory data stores would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, performance optimisation and clean architecture
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work closely with both technical and business stakeholders