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About the Role
As a C++ Developer, you will work on enhancing and maintaining backend servers developed in C++ for real-time trading applications. You’ll collaborate closely with business counterparts to deliver technical solutions for client needs, tackle complex development challenges, and contribute during all phases of the project lifecycle. This opportunity offers exposure to solving critical production and client issues and delivering innovative solutions in a fast-paced technical environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and maintain backend servers in C++ on a Windows platform for real-time trading applications.
- Collaborate with business counterparts to translate technical requirements into client-ready solutions.
- Support all phases of the project lifecycle—from design to deployment and beyond.
- Work with QA and support teams to troubleshoot and resolve development and testing challenges.
- Prioritize and address critical production and client-facing issues.
- Other duties as assigned.
About You
Qualifications & Skills
- 5+ years of experience in C++ programming.
- Proficiency in both structural and object-oriented programming, including expertise in concepts, data structures, design patterns, templates, and multithreaded programming in C++.
- In-depth experience working on the Windows platform (Visual Studio experience is a plus).
- Good knowledge of databases and basic SQL.
- Familiarity with version control systems like GIT.
- Extensive problem-solving skills, with the ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Strong communication abilities across IT and business divisions.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Plusses
- Exposure to finance, especially Fixed Income.
- Experience with Perl and shell scripting.
- Understanding of communication protocol fundamentals.
At.Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.