Senior Software Engineer

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom • Posted June 03, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Posted: June 03, 2026
Category: computer-and-mathematical
Application Deadline: July 13, 2026

Role Description

Senior Software Engineer - Up to £350,000 - Cambridge

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company: Proprietary HFT

Location: Cambridge

Pay: Up to £350,000 with huge potential to increase

Company:

A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery.

It is important that you have been involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production - highly complex, reliable and performant systems - oftentimes from scratch.

Role:

* Develop ultra-low-latency trading systems C++ or Rust code

* Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders

* Build mission-critical research sy...

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