C++ Developer (Capital Markets / FX Trading)

C++ Developer

This role involves developing, supporting, and enhancing trading and pricing applications that are critical to front-office operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance

  C/C++ applications

  supporting FX trading workflows.
• Work closely with business users, traders, and support teams to identify and resolve system issues.
• Design and implement

  Sybase database schemas

  , stored procedures, and queries.
• Build and maintain

  real-time messaging interfaces

  using

  MQ

  and/or

  Solace

  .
• Develop

  Unix shell scripts

  to automate system monitoring, deployment, and support tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams globally across front office, middle office, and technology.
• Provide

  L2/L3 support

  for production systems and ensure high availability and performance.
• Participate in system design reviews, performance tuning, and incident analysis.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong proficiency in C and C++

  (modern versions preferred).

• Practical experience with Sybase

  – design, implementation, and optimization.

• Good understanding of RDBMS concepts

  and performance tuning.

• Hands-on knowledge of messaging technologies

  like

  IBM MQ

  or

  Solace

  .

• Unix/Linux environment expertise

  , including scripting (Shell, Perl, or Python).
• Experience working in

  application support

  or production environments.
• Prior experience in

  Capital Markets

  or

  FX Trading

  domain is essential.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with global team exposure.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to

  low-latency trading systems

  or

  pricing engines

  .
• Experience with

  KDB/Q

  or other market data technologies.
• Familiarity with

  Agile

  development and CI/CD pipelines.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Why Join

• Opportunity to work on high-impact, front-office trading systems.
• Collaborative and fast-paced environment within a global investment bank.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and real-time trading platforms.