Our client is a high-performing market-maker & liquidity provider. The business is expanding its London engineering team due to continued commercial growth and increasing demand across its trading operations. This role involves working on their flagship Options Trading Platform. This is an opportunity to join a fast-moving, technology-led environment where software engineering sits directly alongside trading, quant research and market-facing strategy. The successful candidate will work on sophisticated electronic trading systems, helping to build and improve platforms that operate in highly volatile, 24/7 markets where latency, reliability and quality of execution are critical. THE ROLE: This is a hands-on Rust Development role in a small team with a democratic and hands on manager. with our client, focused on building and enhancing technology for electronic and systematic trading. You will work closely with experienced traders, quantitative researchers and other software engineers to develop, improve and optimise trading systems used across digital asset markets. The role sits close to the trading function and offers direct exposure to automated execution, exchange connectivity, risk management, options trading and trading analytics. The successful candidate will contribute to all areas of the trading platform, including risk calculations, volatility models, execution algorithms, research tooling and infrastructure. This is a highly technical role in a fast-moving environment where engineering quality, performance and latency have a direct impact on trading outcomes This role is based in London on a hybrid working pattern. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Design & continuously improve low-latency, high-throughput trading systems. Contribute to the ongoing improvement of an options trading platform, including risk, volatility, execution and research components. Build, optimise and maintain connectivity to new and existing trading venues. Work closely with quantitative researchers to improve trading strategies by enhancing automated execution strategies and hedging models. Automate trading workflows to improve efficiency, scalability and risk control. Develop and improve systems for trade booking, reporting and operational workflows. Create tools that improve developer productivity and support build, deployment and infrastructure processes. Develop analytics tools to monitor trading performance, execution quality and system behaviour. REQUIRED - SKILLS / EXPERIENCE: Commercial experience developing software in Rust. Demonstrable professional software development experience within electronic, systematic, or a similar trading platform environment. Experience gained in any asset class, provided it involves front office latency critical trading systems Strong understanding of software architecture and high-quality engineering principles. Experience developing applications in Python. Experience with cloud and infrastructure technologies, particularly AWS, including services such as EC2, EKS and S3. Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Strong Linux experience. Experience working with distributed systems or globally distributed technology environments. DESIRABLE - SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: Experience working on an options trading platform is desirable but any systematically traded asset class and/or derivative is acceptable . Exposure to FPGA or ultra-low-latency trading environments. Understanding of inter-process communication technologies such as gRPC, Redis or Kafka. Knowledge of lock-free data structures, queues, atomics and related performance-focused programming concepts. Strong understanding of networking concepts. Further experience with AWS and Kubernetes. Experience using or building quantitative analysis tools.
Jun 20, 2026
Full time
Our client is a high-performing market-maker & liquidity provider. The business is expanding its London engineering team due to continued commercial growth and increasing demand across its trading operations. This role involves working on their flagship Options Trading Platform. This is an opportunity to join a fast-moving, technology-led environment where software engineering sits directly alongside trading, quant research and market-facing strategy. The successful candidate will work on sophisticated electronic trading systems, helping to build and improve platforms that operate in highly volatile, 24/7 markets where latency, reliability and quality of execution are critical. THE ROLE: This is a hands-on Rust Development role in a small team with a democratic and hands on manager. with our client, focused on building and enhancing technology for electronic and systematic trading. You will work closely with experienced traders, quantitative researchers and other software engineers to develop, improve and optimise trading systems used across digital asset markets. The role sits close to the trading function and offers direct exposure to automated execution, exchange connectivity, risk management, options trading and trading analytics. The successful candidate will contribute to all areas of the trading platform, including risk calculations, volatility models, execution algorithms, research tooling and infrastructure. This is a highly technical role in a fast-moving environment where engineering quality, performance and latency have a direct impact on trading outcomes This role is based in London on a hybrid working pattern. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Design & continuously improve low-latency, high-throughput trading systems. Contribute to the ongoing improvement of an options trading platform, including risk, volatility, execution and research components. Build, optimise and maintain connectivity to new and existing trading venues. Work closely with quantitative researchers to improve trading strategies by enhancing automated execution strategies and hedging models. Automate trading workflows to improve efficiency, scalability and risk control. Develop and improve systems for trade booking, reporting and operational workflows. Create tools that improve developer productivity and support build, deployment and infrastructure processes. Develop analytics tools to monitor trading performance, execution quality and system behaviour. REQUIRED - SKILLS / EXPERIENCE: Commercial experience developing software in Rust. Demonstrable professional software development experience within electronic, systematic, or a similar trading platform environment. Experience gained in any asset class, provided it involves front office latency critical trading systems Strong understanding of software architecture and high-quality engineering principles. Experience developing applications in Python. Experience with cloud and infrastructure technologies, particularly AWS, including services such as EC2, EKS and S3. Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Strong Linux experience. Experience working with distributed systems or globally distributed technology environments. DESIRABLE - SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: Experience working on an options trading platform is desirable but any systematically traded asset class and/or derivative is acceptable . Exposure to FPGA or ultra-low-latency trading environments. Understanding of inter-process communication technologies such as gRPC, Redis or Kafka. Knowledge of lock-free data structures, queues, atomics and related performance-focused programming concepts. Strong understanding of networking concepts. Further experience with AWS and Kubernetes. Experience using or building quantitative analysis tools.
Overview of the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic business that is experiencing exceptional growth. At the Elite Metal Group we love what we do, and we enjoy working with people that are passionate about their role and the difference that they can make within our business and the built environment. The Quantity Surveyor will be working across the entire Elite group, but we expect their core responsibility will be the Structural Steelwork division and their focus will be on incoming payment, whilst still be involved with cost management and reporting as well. The Quantity Surveyor will work within the commercial team to maximise financial recovery while maintaining good relationships with customers and throughout the supply chain. Key Responsibilities: Ensure the timely and maximised payment to the group Complete the Payment Application and Valuation process for the contracts/projects within your division, with assistance within the commercial team. Facilitate problem solving with invoicing and receiving of payment. Prepare and assist with negotiation of Final Accounts. Identify, price, justify and negotiate variations. Technical expertise within the company is available to assist with this. Identify and communicate contract requirements and risk. Ability to gain detailed understanding of a scope of work, to ensure it is adhered to. Review and negotiate contracts, both with clients and supply chain. Develop and optimise Activity Schedules, WBS or BOQ to suit the specific project. Contribute to tenders, particularly review of contract documents, from time to time. Contribute to reporting Extract, adjust and organise information from software programs to input into existing Monthly Reporting processes. Provide information for cashflow forecasting to ensure accuracy and relevance. Provide commercial information as requested by senior management from time to time. Engage and Manage supply chain Facilitate supply chain payments ensure contractual responsibilities are met. Engage with supply chain to tender and subcontract specialist trades. Key measures and targets: Meet all contractual and internal commercial deadlines Ensure Up-to-date and valid income and expenditure forecasting. Identify and challenge resources and costs. The successful candidate will have: Bachelor's or higher degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or similar qualification. A minimum of 2 years experience within the construction industry. A minimum of 2 years experience in quantity surveying or other commercial management role/s. Ideally at least 1 year experience involved in hard fabric and/or structural trades. Functional knowledge of common construction contracts, particularly JCT, and an understanding of construction law, disputes and subcontracting. Responsibility for contracts they are allocated, to ensure all relevant tasks necessary to get best commercial outcome are being done correctly or relevant people informed if not. Proven ability to successfully engage with clients and build relationships. Ability to work under pressure and deliver results. Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills. The right to work and live in the UK, or willingness to reimburse business for costs related to visa. Location This is a fulltime office-based role at our Perivale Head Quarters in west London. There will be visits to sites/meetings across London, approximately monthly, for which travel costs will be reimbursed. Typical hours of work will be 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday. Benefits We can offer a salary of £60,000 to 65,000 per year depending on experience, along with 20 days plus Bank Holidays annual leave and Pension Scheme. We also have regular team social events at office and off site and in workplace training. About Us At the Elite Metal Group, we consider ourselves to be the steel fabrication experts. The Group is currently made up of 5 key divisions or sub-brands, all with their own area of expertise. Our annual turnover has been growing each year, last year it was £12m. Certain areas of our business have been trading for more than 70 years which has allowed us to establish competitive buying rates and a formidable team of skilled craftsman and detailers. The Elite Metal Group is based in North-West London and is proud to be the ONLY London based steel supplier that can survey, design, manufacture, paint, deliver and install using our own in-house facilities and highly professional Team.
Jun 18, 2026
Full time
Overview of the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic business that is experiencing exceptional growth. At the Elite Metal Group we love what we do, and we enjoy working with people that are passionate about their role and the difference that they can make within our business and the built environment. The Quantity Surveyor will be working across the entire Elite group, but we expect their core responsibility will be the Structural Steelwork division and their focus will be on incoming payment, whilst still be involved with cost management and reporting as well. The Quantity Surveyor will work within the commercial team to maximise financial recovery while maintaining good relationships with customers and throughout the supply chain. Key Responsibilities: Ensure the timely and maximised payment to the group Complete the Payment Application and Valuation process for the contracts/projects within your division, with assistance within the commercial team. Facilitate problem solving with invoicing and receiving of payment. Prepare and assist with negotiation of Final Accounts. Identify, price, justify and negotiate variations. Technical expertise within the company is available to assist with this. Identify and communicate contract requirements and risk. Ability to gain detailed understanding of a scope of work, to ensure it is adhered to. Review and negotiate contracts, both with clients and supply chain. Develop and optimise Activity Schedules, WBS or BOQ to suit the specific project. Contribute to tenders, particularly review of contract documents, from time to time. Contribute to reporting Extract, adjust and organise information from software programs to input into existing Monthly Reporting processes. Provide information for cashflow forecasting to ensure accuracy and relevance. Provide commercial information as requested by senior management from time to time. Engage and Manage supply chain Facilitate supply chain payments ensure contractual responsibilities are met. Engage with supply chain to tender and subcontract specialist trades. Key measures and targets: Meet all contractual and internal commercial deadlines Ensure Up-to-date and valid income and expenditure forecasting. Identify and challenge resources and costs. The successful candidate will have: Bachelor's or higher degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or similar qualification. A minimum of 2 years experience within the construction industry. A minimum of 2 years experience in quantity surveying or other commercial management role/s. Ideally at least 1 year experience involved in hard fabric and/or structural trades. Functional knowledge of common construction contracts, particularly JCT, and an understanding of construction law, disputes and subcontracting. Responsibility for contracts they are allocated, to ensure all relevant tasks necessary to get best commercial outcome are being done correctly or relevant people informed if not. Proven ability to successfully engage with clients and build relationships. Ability to work under pressure and deliver results. Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills. The right to work and live in the UK, or willingness to reimburse business for costs related to visa. Location This is a fulltime office-based role at our Perivale Head Quarters in west London. There will be visits to sites/meetings across London, approximately monthly, for which travel costs will be reimbursed. Typical hours of work will be 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday. Benefits We can offer a salary of £60,000 to 65,000 per year depending on experience, along with 20 days plus Bank Holidays annual leave and Pension Scheme. We also have regular team social events at office and off site and in workplace training. About Us At the Elite Metal Group, we consider ourselves to be the steel fabrication experts. The Group is currently made up of 5 key divisions or sub-brands, all with their own area of expertise. Our annual turnover has been growing each year, last year it was £12m. Certain areas of our business have been trading for more than 70 years which has allowed us to establish competitive buying rates and a formidable team of skilled craftsman and detailers. The Elite Metal Group is based in North-West London and is proud to be the ONLY London based steel supplier that can survey, design, manufacture, paint, deliver and install using our own in-house facilities and highly professional Team.
Overview of the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic business that is experiencing exceptional growth. At the Elite Metal Group we love what we do, and we enjoy working with people that are passionate about their role and the difference that they can make within our business and the built environment. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will be working across the entire Elite group, but we expect their core responsibility will be the Structural Steelwork division and their focus will be on incoming payment, but still be involved with cost management and reporting as well. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will work within the commercial team to maximise financial recovery, manage reporting for the division/s they are responsible and maintain good relationships with customers and throughout the supply chain. Key Responsibilities: Ensure the timely and maximised payment to the group Complete the Payment Application and Valuation process for the contracts/projects within your division, with assistance within the commercial team. Facilitate problem solving with invoicing and receiving of payment. Negotiate and agree Final Accounts. Identify, price, justify and negotiate variations. Technical expertise within the company is available where necessary to assist with this. Identify and communicate contract requirements and risk. Ability to gain detailed understanding of a scope of work, to ensure it is adhered to. Review and negotiate contracts, both with clients and supply chain. Develop and optimise Activity Schedules, WBS or BOQ to suit the specific project. Contribute to tenders, particularly review of contract documents, from time to time. Contribute to reporting Extract, adjust and organise information from software programs to input into existing Monthly Reporting processes. At times problem solve or improve the cashflow forecasting to ensure accuracy and relevance. Provide, or develop provision of, commercial information as requested by senior management from time to time. Engage and Manage supply chain Facilitate supply chain payments ensure contractual responsibilities are met. Engage with supply chain to tender and subcontract specialist trades. Key measures and targets: Meet all contractual and internal commercial deadlines. Maximising financial position on each account. Ensure Up-to-date and valid income and expenditure forecasting. Identify and challenge resources and costs. The successful candidate will have: Bachelor's or higher degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or similar qualification. A minimum of 5 years experience within the UK construction industry. A minimum of 5 years experience in quantity surveying or other similar commercial management role/s. A minimum of 1 year experience providing or managing hard fabric and/or structural trades. In depth knowledge of construction contracts, particularly JCT suite, and a good understanding of construction law, disputes and subcontracting. Excellent communication, both oral and written. Can articulate technical or contractual information clearly and succinctly. Responsibility for contracts they are allocated, to ensure all tasks necessary to get best outcome commercially are being done correctly, by themselves or others. Eagerness to learn, and assist in implementing, new software or processes to improve personal or company performance. Proven ability to successfully engage with clients and build relationships. Ability to work under pressure and deliver results. Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Location This is a fulltime office-based role at our Perivale Head Quarters in west London. There will be visits to sites/meetings across London, approximately monthly, for which travel costs will be reimbursed. Typical hours of work will be 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday. About Us At the Elite Metal Group, we consider ourselves to be the steel fabrication experts. The Group is currently made up of 5 key divisions or sub-brands, all with their own area of expertise. Our annual turnover has been growing each year, last year it was £12m. Certain areas of our business have been trading for more than 70 years which has allowed us to establish competitive buying rates and a formidable team of skilled craftsman and detailers. The Elite Metal Group is based in North-West London and is proud to be the ONLY London based steel supplier that can survey, design, manufacture, paint, deliver and install using our own in-house facilities and highly professional Team.
Jun 18, 2026
Full time
Overview of the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic business that is experiencing exceptional growth. At the Elite Metal Group we love what we do, and we enjoy working with people that are passionate about their role and the difference that they can make within our business and the built environment. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will be working across the entire Elite group, but we expect their core responsibility will be the Structural Steelwork division and their focus will be on incoming payment, but still be involved with cost management and reporting as well. The Senior Quantity Surveyor will work within the commercial team to maximise financial recovery, manage reporting for the division/s they are responsible and maintain good relationships with customers and throughout the supply chain. Key Responsibilities: Ensure the timely and maximised payment to the group Complete the Payment Application and Valuation process for the contracts/projects within your division, with assistance within the commercial team. Facilitate problem solving with invoicing and receiving of payment. Negotiate and agree Final Accounts. Identify, price, justify and negotiate variations. Technical expertise within the company is available where necessary to assist with this. Identify and communicate contract requirements and risk. Ability to gain detailed understanding of a scope of work, to ensure it is adhered to. Review and negotiate contracts, both with clients and supply chain. Develop and optimise Activity Schedules, WBS or BOQ to suit the specific project. Contribute to tenders, particularly review of contract documents, from time to time. Contribute to reporting Extract, adjust and organise information from software programs to input into existing Monthly Reporting processes. At times problem solve or improve the cashflow forecasting to ensure accuracy and relevance. Provide, or develop provision of, commercial information as requested by senior management from time to time. Engage and Manage supply chain Facilitate supply chain payments ensure contractual responsibilities are met. Engage with supply chain to tender and subcontract specialist trades. Key measures and targets: Meet all contractual and internal commercial deadlines. Maximising financial position on each account. Ensure Up-to-date and valid income and expenditure forecasting. Identify and challenge resources and costs. The successful candidate will have: Bachelor's or higher degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or similar qualification. A minimum of 5 years experience within the UK construction industry. A minimum of 5 years experience in quantity surveying or other similar commercial management role/s. A minimum of 1 year experience providing or managing hard fabric and/or structural trades. In depth knowledge of construction contracts, particularly JCT suite, and a good understanding of construction law, disputes and subcontracting. Excellent communication, both oral and written. Can articulate technical or contractual information clearly and succinctly. Responsibility for contracts they are allocated, to ensure all tasks necessary to get best outcome commercially are being done correctly, by themselves or others. Eagerness to learn, and assist in implementing, new software or processes to improve personal or company performance. Proven ability to successfully engage with clients and build relationships. Ability to work under pressure and deliver results. Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Location This is a fulltime office-based role at our Perivale Head Quarters in west London. There will be visits to sites/meetings across London, approximately monthly, for which travel costs will be reimbursed. Typical hours of work will be 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday. About Us At the Elite Metal Group, we consider ourselves to be the steel fabrication experts. The Group is currently made up of 5 key divisions or sub-brands, all with their own area of expertise. Our annual turnover has been growing each year, last year it was £12m. Certain areas of our business have been trading for more than 70 years which has allowed us to establish competitive buying rates and a formidable team of skilled craftsman and detailers. The Elite Metal Group is based in North-West London and is proud to be the ONLY London based steel supplier that can survey, design, manufacture, paint, deliver and install using our own in-house facilities and highly professional Team.
Title : Software Engineer (Front-office) Company : Systematic Quant Fund Location : Cambridge (very flexible) Salary : Up to 65,000 (Plus P&L-linked bonuses) Experience level : 0-4 years' experience Company : An elite ML-driven systematic quant fund (on the precipice of becoming fully proprietary) are providing a very rare opportunity for someone to join their boutique operation and be part of an elite development team at a critical point in the business' journey as they become a prop-shop. The team is highly experienced in the trading sector, formed of senior team members within heavy hitters in the industry, with previous employees going on to work at the likes of Citadel. Fortunately, due to the high-trust culture of the business, you will quickly gain significant work-from-home and work-from-anywhere flexibility. Role : You will be joining the team at a genuinely important moment, playing a very significant role in shaping the future of the business. You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of their low-latency trading platform as well as the management of infrastructure such as data feeds and trade-execution. About you: 0-4 years' experience (you could be a top graduate) Python proficiency (ideally your main language) Exposure to C++, Rust or C# (desirable) Ability to write performance-critical multithreaded code Interest in trading Genuine interest in technology Interest in maximising performance improvements Interest in high-availability systems with strict 99.999% uptime requirements Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Jun 17, 2026
Full time
Title : Software Engineer (Front-office) Company : Systematic Quant Fund Location : Cambridge (very flexible) Salary : Up to 65,000 (Plus P&L-linked bonuses) Experience level : 0-4 years' experience Company : An elite ML-driven systematic quant fund (on the precipice of becoming fully proprietary) are providing a very rare opportunity for someone to join their boutique operation and be part of an elite development team at a critical point in the business' journey as they become a prop-shop. The team is highly experienced in the trading sector, formed of senior team members within heavy hitters in the industry, with previous employees going on to work at the likes of Citadel. Fortunately, due to the high-trust culture of the business, you will quickly gain significant work-from-home and work-from-anywhere flexibility. Role : You will be joining the team at a genuinely important moment, playing a very significant role in shaping the future of the business. You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of their low-latency trading platform as well as the management of infrastructure such as data feeds and trade-execution. About you: 0-4 years' experience (you could be a top graduate) Python proficiency (ideally your main language) Exposure to C++, Rust or C# (desirable) Ability to write performance-critical multithreaded code Interest in trading Genuine interest in technology Interest in maximising performance improvements Interest in high-availability systems with strict 99.999% uptime requirements Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Senior Software Engineer - Up to 350,000 - Cambridge Title : Senior Software Engineer Company : Proprietary HFT Location : Cambridge Pay : Up to 350,000 with huge potential to increase Company : A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery. It is important that you have been involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production - highly complex, reliable and performant systems - oftentimes from scratch. Role : Develop ultra-low-latency trading systems C++ or Rust code Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders Build mission-critical research systems from scratch This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work will be completely greenfield. You will be involved in the designing, prototyping, testing and productionising new software. Providing support to a small number of junior engineers Whilst not a requirement, you will be given the opportunity to grow into a senior managerial role should you wish About you: Holistic approach to problem solving; you are able to see the 'bigger picture' of your work Exceptional systems knowledge Exceptional Linux knowledge Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP) Strong concurrent programming ability (C++ or Rust) Experienced working with distributed systems Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Jun 17, 2026
Full time
Senior Software Engineer - Up to 350,000 - Cambridge Title : Senior Software Engineer Company : Proprietary HFT Location : Cambridge Pay : Up to 350,000 with huge potential to increase Company : A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery. It is important that you have been involved in the entire software development life cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production - highly complex, reliable and performant systems - oftentimes from scratch. Role : Develop ultra-low-latency trading systems C++ or Rust code Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders Build mission-critical research systems from scratch This is an early-stage hire for the team. Much of your work will be completely greenfield. You will be involved in the designing, prototyping, testing and productionising new software. Providing support to a small number of junior engineers Whilst not a requirement, you will be given the opportunity to grow into a senior managerial role should you wish About you: Holistic approach to problem solving; you are able to see the 'bigger picture' of your work Exceptional systems knowledge Exceptional Linux knowledge Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP) Strong concurrent programming ability (C++ or Rust) Experienced working with distributed systems Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Hybrid role. Are you a hands-on programmer with a passion for crafting high-performance applications? Join a leading technology vendor that powers decision-making across global investment banks. This is your chance to build tools that directly impact capital markets, risk management, and trading platforms. What You'll Do Design, develop, and optimize client-facing applications using C# and WinForms Collaborate with quant analysts and traders to translate business needs into technical solutions Maintain and enhance complex systems used by tier-1 banking institutions Contribute to the evolution of a modern tech stack that includes C++, Rust, and Python What You Bring Proven experience with C# WinForms in a commercial or enterprise setting Bonus points for exposure to C++ , Rust , or Python in high-performance environments A strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals: design patterns, multithreading, memory management Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments with minimal supervision Why Join Us Work at the cutting edge of financial technology Engage with global investment banks and deliver systems used in real-time decision making Hybrid working flexibility with a London-based office Competitive compensation and a clear path to progression
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
Hybrid role. Are you a hands-on programmer with a passion for crafting high-performance applications? Join a leading technology vendor that powers decision-making across global investment banks. This is your chance to build tools that directly impact capital markets, risk management, and trading platforms. What You'll Do Design, develop, and optimize client-facing applications using C# and WinForms Collaborate with quant analysts and traders to translate business needs into technical solutions Maintain and enhance complex systems used by tier-1 banking institutions Contribute to the evolution of a modern tech stack that includes C++, Rust, and Python What You Bring Proven experience with C# WinForms in a commercial or enterprise setting Bonus points for exposure to C++ , Rust , or Python in high-performance environments A strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals: design patterns, multithreading, memory management Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments with minimal supervision Why Join Us Work at the cutting edge of financial technology Engage with global investment banks and deliver systems used in real-time decision making Hybrid working flexibility with a London-based office Competitive compensation and a clear path to progression
Java Developer - Algo Trading | Front Office | High-Performance Systems Are you a skilled Java developer with a passion for financial markets and algorithmic trading? This is a rare opportunity to step into a Front Office role where you'll work at the intersection of software development and quantitative trading. This is the ideal role if you thrive in a high-energy environment and want to build cutting-edge trading systems. The Role: As part of this high-performing team, you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and optimising algorithmic trading strategies. This isn't just about writing quick scripts-it's about building robust, production-grade systems that execute trades with precision and efficiency. You'll collaborate closely with traders and quants, developing low-latency trading algorithms that operate across multiple asset classes, including FX, Equities, and potentially Rates and Credit. Given the Front Office nature of this role, you'll be directly involved in shaping trading strategies, ensuring systems respond in Real Time to market conditions. What You'll Be Doing: Developing and optimising trading algorithms with a focus on speed, efficiency, and reliability. Building low-latency, high-throughput systems that can handle Real Time market data and execution logic. Working alongside traders and quants to fine-tune strategies and ensure seamless integration of technology into the trading workflow. Enhancing and maintaining existing trading infrastructure, continuously improving performance and scalability. Navigating a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, where milliseconds can make a significant impact on profitability. What We're Looking For: Candidates in the early stages of their career with Java development experience, ideally in a high-performance or Real Time systems environment. A strong interest in trading and financial markets, with a desire to be Embedded in a Front Office team. Experience (or strong enthusiasm) for working with low-latency systems, preferably in FX or Equities, though other asset classes like Rates and Credit are also considered. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically under pressure. A proactive, curious mindset with the ability to pick up new concepts quickly. Why Apply? Work in a Front Office trading environment, gaining direct exposure to market-making and execution strategies. Grow and develop-this role is ideal for someone looking to upskill in both software engineering and trading. Join a firm where technology is a key competitive advantage, and innovation is encouraged. Competitive compensation, strong mentorship, and career progression in a cutting-edge trading environment.
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Java Developer - Algo Trading | Front Office | High-Performance Systems Are you a skilled Java developer with a passion for financial markets and algorithmic trading? This is a rare opportunity to step into a Front Office role where you'll work at the intersection of software development and quantitative trading. This is the ideal role if you thrive in a high-energy environment and want to build cutting-edge trading systems. The Role: As part of this high-performing team, you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and optimising algorithmic trading strategies. This isn't just about writing quick scripts-it's about building robust, production-grade systems that execute trades with precision and efficiency. You'll collaborate closely with traders and quants, developing low-latency trading algorithms that operate across multiple asset classes, including FX, Equities, and potentially Rates and Credit. Given the Front Office nature of this role, you'll be directly involved in shaping trading strategies, ensuring systems respond in Real Time to market conditions. What You'll Be Doing: Developing and optimising trading algorithms with a focus on speed, efficiency, and reliability. Building low-latency, high-throughput systems that can handle Real Time market data and execution logic. Working alongside traders and quants to fine-tune strategies and ensure seamless integration of technology into the trading workflow. Enhancing and maintaining existing trading infrastructure, continuously improving performance and scalability. Navigating a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, where milliseconds can make a significant impact on profitability. What We're Looking For: Candidates in the early stages of their career with Java development experience, ideally in a high-performance or Real Time systems environment. A strong interest in trading and financial markets, with a desire to be Embedded in a Front Office team. Experience (or strong enthusiasm) for working with low-latency systems, preferably in FX or Equities, though other asset classes like Rates and Credit are also considered. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically under pressure. A proactive, curious mindset with the ability to pick up new concepts quickly. Why Apply? Work in a Front Office trading environment, gaining direct exposure to market-making and execution strategies. Grow and develop-this role is ideal for someone looking to upskill in both software engineering and trading. Join a firm where technology is a key competitive advantage, and innovation is encouraged. Competitive compensation, strong mentorship, and career progression in a cutting-edge trading environment.
