Lead C++ Developer / Backend Software Engineer London / WFH to £140k+

Do you have expertise with C++ combined with team leadership and stakeholder management skills within a finance environment?

You could be progressing your career in an impactful role at a global Fintech that has been consistently voted as one of the UKs top employers.

As a Lead C++ Developer, you'll remain hands-on while leading a talented team, driving architecture, design and development of low-latency, mission-critical systems. You'll define the technical vision, align stakeholders, and deliver a roadmap that supports long-term growth and innovation.

You'll play a key role in modernising legacy systems, improving engineering practices, and enabling faster, more reliable releases. Alongside this, you'll foster a collaborative team culture, mentor engineers, and ensure high standards of performance and reliability.

About you:

• You have a strong knowledge of the latest C++ standards and modern software design practices and principles
• You have experience with, or are keen to learn, Python
• You have experience within a finance environment, ideally with experience of trading, exposure / risk and hedging execution
• You have experience of renovating legacy systems whilst concurrently delivering on new projects
• You have excellent collaboration, leadership and stakeholder management skills

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £140k + Bonus
• Pension, Private Medical Care, Life Assurance
• Option to buy or sell holiday days
• Wellness benefits and gym subsidy
• Enhanced paternity leave including shared parental pay and leave
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Plus a range of other perks

Apply now to find out more about this Lead C++ Developer / Backend Software Engineer opportunity.