CareerPlan

Structured and Exchange-Traded Product Market-Making Developer - VP

London, United KingdomFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-10-24

Core

Building, deploying, and supporting algorithmic trading strategies, analytical tools, and scalable trading engine infrastructure for structured and exchange-traded products.

Role type

VP-level Lead Software Engineering (Algorithmic Trading)

Builds

High volume, low latency, resilient, scalable, message-driven trading systems and engines

Domain

Financial Services / Algorithmic Trading / Market Making

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Core Java (21+), Automated trading system development, UNIX/Linux administration, Git/Stash, Jenkins, Junit, Unit testing

Preferred skills

Reactive programming frameworks, FIX protocol, Time-series data analysis (KDB/q), Web UI (TypeScript/Angular), Low-latency messaging middleware, Equity derivatives knowledge

Technologies

Java, UNIX, Linux, Git, Stash, Jenkins, Junit, KDB/q, TypeScript, Angular

Responsibilities

Build and enhance trading strategies and engines using core Java; Work with trading, quant, and IT teams to advance the platform; Design, develop, and deploy changes through the full system development lifecycle; Communicate with product leads to discuss opportunities for improvement

Seniority

VP, Lead Software Engineering