# C++ Engineer

We are looking for a C++ engineer to design and build high-performance, low-latency applications that process large volumes of real-time data. You will work on systems where microseconds and throughput matter, optimising every layer from algorithms and data structures to networking and OS interaction. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain high-performance C++ services handling high message rates and low-latency workloads. Optimise existing components for latency, throughput, and CPU/memory efficiency. Develop and tune networking, messaging, and I/O layers to handle large data volumes reliably. Profile and debug performance issues at application, OS, and network levels. Collaborate with quantitative, trading, and infrastructure teams (or analogous business/tech teams) to translate requirements into robust technical solutions. Write clean, production-quality code with appropriate tests and documentation. Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and continuous improvement of engineering practices. Required Qualifications Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17/20 or later) 5+ years of experience AND must haveKDB / Q Experience for large market data Modern data a

- **Id**: 1287247
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/sohodragon-c-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-15T11:22:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-07-15
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T09:14:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 121
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2801
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 3808079
- **Name**: Sohodragon
- **Domain**: sohodragon.nyc
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/sohodragon>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Keka

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 12
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 200000
- **Max**: 220000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 294268

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CMake** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **PyTorch** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 120

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-26T05:33:11Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 4
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.143
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 119
- **Expected fill days**: 12
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, velocity, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 294268
- **Is top pay**: yes

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