Senior Software Developer - C++ (Hybrid)

About this role

ABOUT US

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy. 

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.   

The Senior   C++   Software Developer plays a key role in designing, developing,   optimizing , and   maintaining   high ‑ performance financial applications and distributed systems used within modern FINTECH environments. The role requires strong software engineering   expertise   in C++, deep understanding of SQL databases (Oracle preferred), and hands ‑ on experience with communication protocols such as   gRPC   and RESTful APIs.  

Swift is unable to sponsor   an employment   authorization for this position now or in the future.  

What to Expect:  

In this role you will:   

Software Design & Development  

• Architect, design, and develop scalable, performant and fault ‑ tolerant FINTECH applications using   C++    

• Implement high ‑ quality code adhering to secure coding standards, low ‑ latency design patterns and best engineering practices  

• Develop services and components that integrate via   gRPC ,   REST API’s   and internal messaging frameworks  

• Experience working on containerized applications in docker,   podman   ,   kubernetes   or OCP  

• Optimize   application performance, memory   usage   and latency for real ‑ time transaction processing systems  

Database Engineering & Data Layer Integration  

• Design and   maintain   database schemas, stored procedures, and SQL queries for   Oracle   or other enterprise ‑ grade RDBMS systems  

• Ensure efficient data access patterns, indexing strategy and query optimization  

• Work with large and high ‑ throughput datasets relevant to financial transaction flows  

Systems Engineering & Platform Responsibilities  

• Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot applications running on   RHEL-based systems  

• Monitor system health, tune OS/network parameters for high ‑ availability environments, and troubleshoot production incidents  

• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure smooth   deployment   pipelines using CI/CD tools  

Networking & Communication Protocols  

• Work with transport and application-layer networking concepts (TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, load balancing, service discovery)  

• Develop and maintain microservices and   distributed   components using   gRPC   and   RESTful API’s  

• Ensure secure,   compliant   and efficient communication flows in financial transaction ecosystems  

Automation, Scripting & Tooling  

• Build automation scripts, deployment tools, log parsers, and monitoring utilities using   Bash   and optionally   Python  

• Create CI/CD improvements, automate service rollout procedures, and support environment consistency  

Cross ‑ Functional Collaboration & Communication  

• Partner with Product Owners, QA teams, DevOps, Security, and Business Analysts to deliver high ‑ quality releases  

• Produce clear technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks  

• Participate in technical reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior engineers  

• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to clarify requirements, risks, and design considerations  

• Conduct performance tests to ensure applications handle high efficiency flawlessly  

• Collaborate closely with multi-functional teams to efficiently implement solutions  

• Expand test automation and help to ensure quality in different test environments  

What will make you successful:  

We are seeking professionals with:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science , Computer Engineering, Information   Systems   or related field  

• 5–10 years hands-on experience in   C++ (C++11/14/17)    

• Strong object ‑ oriented design, data structures,   algorithms   and design patterns  

• Experience with multithreading, concurrency controls, memory   management   and high throughput applications  

• Proficient in   Oracle SQL , PL/SQL, functions, triggers,   indexing   and performance tuning.  

• Experience designing scalable relational schemas  

• Hands-on experience with   gRPC   (Protocol Buffers), RESTful API’s, microservices frameworks  

• Understanding of message serialization, secure communication, and service orchestrations  

• Proficient in   Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)   environment  

• Knowledge of Linux tools, system services, package   management   and OS tuning  

• Understanding of fundamental networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, SSL/TLS)  

• Strong experience in   Bash   scripting  

• Optional but valuable:   Python   for automation, data   processing   or integration tasks  

• Strong analytical thinking, problem ‑ solving, and debugging ability  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills suitable for technical and non-technical audiences  

• Ability to work in an Agile development environment  

• Self-driven, accountable, and capable of driving solutions end ‑ to ‑ end  

• Ability to mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing  

Preferred Skills:  

• Exposure to FINTE

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