At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and rollout of observability for real-time platforms.
- Company: Join a cutting-edge tech firm focused on high-performance systems.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation and best practices.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on customer experience and system reliability.
- Qualifications: Strong C++ skills and experience in observability engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Your new role
You'll step in as a Senior C++ Engineer, leading the design and rollout of observability across real-time, latency-sensitive platforms. This is a hands-on role where you'll shape how customer experience, system reliability, and operational insight are measured end-to-end. You'll work closely with engineering teams to embed metrics, tracing, logging, profiling, and telemetry into high-performance C++ systems.
What you'll need to succeed
- Deep experience in observability engineering - metrics, tracing, logging, profiling, telemetry pipelines.
- Strong C++ engineering background in real-time or high-performance environments.
- Understanding of customer-experience measurement for low-latency systems.
- Experience building or operating large-scale monitoring platforms.
- Knowledge of OpenTelemetry, eBPF, GitOps, automation, and CI/CD-integrated observability.
- Familiarity with cloud-native and Kubernetes architectures.
- Ability to influence teams, set standards, and drive adoption of best practices.
- Background in trading, market-making, exchange connectivity, or market data is a strong plus.
What you'll get in return
You'll join a high-impact programme focused on delivering real-time service health, enabling faster issue detection, clearer customer-impact insight, and stronger reliability.
C Engineer (Real-Time Full Tick Re-platform employer: Hays
Join a forward-thinking company that prioritises innovation and excellence in the tech industry, particularly in real-time systems. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have access to cutting-edge projects and collaborative work culture that fosters creativity and technical expertise. Located in a vibrant area, the company offers competitive benefits and a commitment to work-life balance, making it an ideal place for passionate engineers looking to make a significant impact.
