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Software Engineer – Innovative Trading Prospects

Leading High Frequency Trading Firm

London

Posted 3 Wks Ago

Salary: £250-600k TC

 

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in the London office of this tech-focused market maker with groundbreaking success in the high frequency trading space. Now looking for an engineer with an entrepreneurial mindset to design and build the software necessary for trading new products, in new markets, in new and innovative ways.

Joining a close-knit multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers, your workload will be varied and exciting. Examples of this include: building new autotrading strategies, developing pricing systems & infrastructure to price new products, and building systems to integrate into new markets and market structures in the best possible way.

This role would suit someone who relishes the challenges that come with an extremely fast-paced environment and can hit the ground running, making a tangible impact from day one.

Requirements:

  • Fantastic engineering instincts with solid understanding of CompSci fundamentals
  • Strong software development skills in C#, C++, C & Python
  • Proven track record in writing scalable, reliable, high quality clean code
  • Keen proponent of continuous improvement and test-driven design plus innovative, big-picture thinking grounded in real-world pragmatism
  • As comfortable working independently as with Traders, Researchers, and other stakeholders to deliver complex business initiatives
  • Experience connecting prop trading systems to trading venues & exchanges, plus building a trading system that covers the entire lifecycle of a trade

Desirable:

  • Experience building OTC trading systems
  • Keen interest in derivatives and trading, ideally with previous experience in hedge funds/market-making industry

Benefits:

  • Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure
  • Opportunity to work in a work in a start-up dynamic while being well-placed to lead global technical initiatives
  • Direct business impact with short feedback loop
  • Benefits include: >25 days’ vacation, daily onsite breakfast + lunch, paid commuting expenses, and continuous learning opportunities