Senior Software Engineer in City of London

Senior Software Engineer

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We are looking for an experienced Senior C++ Software Engineer to help grow and enhance our PTP software platform. The candidate will work on strategic enhancements to the platform as well as on client implementation projects. The PTP Platform is a leading‑edge, cloud‑based Securities Processing solution that provides trade lifecycle processing for a wide range of global financial institutions.

About The Team

As a Senior C++ Software Engineer, you’ll be part of our PTP Platform development group. The group is broken into smaller scrum teams that each hold responsibility for a key area of system functionality. You’ll become involved with all phases of the development lifecycle and take ownership of key functional areas.

What You Will Be Doing

• Analyze user requirements and translate into solution design
• Estimate and break down tasks into manageable chunks
• Implement new features and feature enhancements
• Lead code reviews and enforce best practice within a small, agile, focused team
• Mentor junior colleagues

What You Will Need

• 7+ years of commercial software development experience using C++
• SQL experience
• Relevant degree in a numeric discipline, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent written and spoken English

Added Bonus If You Have

• Unix/Linux experience
• Oracle experience
• Experience with event‑driven distributed messaging (e.g. Kafka)
• Experience with financial markets and the trade lifecycle (beneficial)
• C# and any GUI development experience

What We Offer You

• Flexible and creative work environment
• Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
• Professional and personal development resources
• Opportunities to volunteer and support charities
• Competitive salary and benefits

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies that are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting and Financial Services