Software Developer – Internal Compute Frameworks (C++)
London, Montreal, Singapore · 5–8 years · Software (general) · Posted 2 May 2023
- C++
- Kubernetes
Position Overview
The Internal Compute Frameworks (ICF) team is building a cloud-like abstraction layer over the firm’s global infrastructure. Our platforms reduce the complexity and friction of low-level infrastructure for investment and technology teams, spanning compute orchestration, batch scheduling, service hosting and petabyte-scale storage.
We are looking for an experienced C++ developer to design and build high-performance infrastructure, platforms and tooling. Depending on team needs and experience, the role may focus on compute, orchestration, services, storage or shared capabilities across the ICF ecosystem.
What You’ll Do
• Build and maintain scalable, production-grade C++ systems
• Develop platforms for compute, workload orchestration, service hosting and large-scale storage
• Create simple, consistent interfaces over complex global infrastructure
• Design for performance, reliability, scalability and operability
• Partner with investment and technology teams to shape and deliver solutions
• Own systems from architecture and implementation through deployment and support
• Diagnose complex software and distributed-systems issues
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in C++ and Linux
• Experience with microservices or asynchronous, multithreaded applications
• Strong system design, debugging and problem-solving skills
• Ability to own production systems in a fast-paced environment
• Clear communication and confidence working directly with stakeholders
• Experience building highly available distributed systems at scale
Nice to Have
• Knowledge of storage, scheduling, orchestration or service platforms
• Familiarity with database internals, indexing, SQL or data formats such as Arrow, Parquet or Protocol Buffers
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Slurm or cloud platforms
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