Front Office C++ Developer - Director

  • Huxley
  • 02/02/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Front Office C++ Developer - Investment Banking Overview

A leading Investment Bank is seeking an exceptional Front Office C++ Developer to join a high performance quantitative and trading technology team. This is a business facing role working directly with Traders, Quants, and Desk Heads to deliver both tactical solutions and strategic enhancements to the bank's pricing, analytics, and risk libraries.

You will play a key part in shaping next generation library architecture, ensuring cutting edge performance, robustness, scalability, and alignment with evolving Front Office demands.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop, optimise, and maintain C++ libraries used across pricing, risk, and analytics functions.
  • Deliver both rapid tactical solutions for Front Office needs and long term strategic enhancements to the core codebase.
  • Collaborate closely with Quants, Traders, and Structurers to understand business requirements and translate them into high quality technical solutions.
  • Improve performance of latency sensitive components and contribute to architectural decisions for future library design.
  • Ensure best practices in testing, documentation, and code quality within a fast paced, mission critical environment.
Required Experience
  • Strong modern C++ expertise (C+/20 preferred), including STL, templates, memory management, and multi-threading.
  • Proven experience in a Front Office
  • Background in building or enhancing quantitative / pricing / analytics libraries.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver both tactical quick wins and strategic long term solutions.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage directly with trading desks

If you are looking for an opportunity to truly impact a business whilst getting the recognition you deserve, APPLY NOW to avoid disappointment.

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Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Registered office: 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom. Partnership Number OC387148 England and Wales.