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Software Engineer

Understanding Recruitment
London, UK
£130,000 – £160,000
about 14 hours ago
remote

Skills & Technologies

PythonC++CGoRustBackendDistributed SystemsScalabilityLinux

Job Description

Looking to build ultra-high-performance systems used by millions, while working fully remote in one of the most exciting spaces in tech?

Software Engineer (C++) - Leading Crypto Trading Platform

Salary: up to £160k + bonus + RSUs

Location: Fully Remote in UK & Ireland

We're partnered with a globally recognised crypto exchange that has been at the forefront of the industry since its early days. As they continue scaling their trading infrastructure, they're looking for Software Engineers to join their Trading Technology team.

This is a unique opportunity to work on the core of a world-class trading platform, developing systems that demand extreme performance, reliability, and scalability in a low-latency, high-throughput environment.

What you'll be working on

Designing and building components of a high-performance trading engine

Developing low-latency, highly available backend services

Scaling systems to handle large volumes of real-time transactions

Enhancing performance across critical infrastructure (CPU, memory, network)

Collaborating with distributed teams across a modern, multi-language stack

Tech environment

C++ (core language)

Linux systems

Exposure to Go, Rust, Python

Distributed systems & concurrent programming

Low latency / high throughput architectures

We're looking for engineers with

Strong experience in C++ development

Background in high-performance, concurrent or distributed systems

Experience working in Linux environments

Interest in trading systems, financial markets, or crypto (beneficial)

A proactive mindset with the ability to work in a fast-paced, remote-first team

Why this opportunity stands out

Fully remote, globally distributed engineering team

Competitive bonus + RSU package

Work on mission-critical systems at scale

Be part of a company driving forward the adoption of digital assets

Learn from and collaborate with some of the best engineers in the space

If you're excited by complex engineering challenges and want to build technology at the heart of global financial systems, this could be the move for you. Apply now

Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered.

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