Senior C++ Developer with Chinese Speaking

Company Overview:

Team Creation is a leading is a technology-driven company specialising in the development of innovative digital products, interactive experiences, and scalable software solutions for businesses worldwide. We pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence, integrity, and customer satisfaction.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior C++ Developer to lead the design and development of high- performance backend systems within our platform. This role combines hands-on engineering excellence with technical leadership responsibilities, including mentoring junior and mid-level developers, reviewing code quality, and driving best engineering practices across the team.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in modern C++, distributed systems, and high- concurrency server applications, with the ability to contribute strategically to architecture decisions and long-term technical roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and evolution of technology strategies, roadmaps, and system reviews, while identifying and implementing innovative solutions.
• Play a key role in system architecture and product design, delivering high-quality engineering solutions using C++.
• Develop, test, and deploy scalable, high-performance solutions, ensuring the ability to handle demanding workloads.
• Collaborate closely with front-end developers and cross-functional teams to design and implement efficient APIs, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in a microservices architecture, with a focus on scalability and horizontal scaling for performance-critical services.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews for junior and mid-level developers to ensure quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and coaching to support professional growth within the team.
• Establish and promote coding standards, review processes, and engineering best practices. Support troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis for complex technical issues.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in C++ backend development.
• Strong expertise in modern C++ and high-performance system design.
• Extensive experience with multi-threading and concurrency.
• Experience building high-load server applications, particularly using TCP-based protocols.
• Solid experience with relational databases (SQL-based systems), including query optimization and schema design.
• Familiarity with web security best practices, ensuring secure coding and application design.
• Experience working with gaming products or similar performance-critical applications is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Oracle databases or PostgreSQL or similar enterprise-level database systems is a plus.
• Proficient in Chinese is a plus.

We Offer:

• Experience a dynamic and team-oriented work environment.
• Opportunities for personal growth and learning.
• An open, inclusive and supportive team where you will be valued, and your suggestions will be welcome.
• 26 days paid holiday per year, in addition to local public holidays.
• Competitive salary.
• Risk Benefits such as pension, Life Assurance (4x annual salary), Private Medical Insurance.
• Team Building activities.
• Local discounts and more…!

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the UK?

Experience:

• C++ development: 5 years (required)

Language:

• Chinese (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hammersmith Broadway