CareerPlanGet AI match score →

Algo Developer - 6 to 12 month contract

London, England, United Kingdom💼 Contract🗓 2026-07-01 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design and develop algorithmic trading systems for equity markets, delivering new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to a mission-critical global platform.

Role type

Algo Developer (Java)

Builds

Proprietary algorithmic trading systems and component tactics for global execution services

Domain

Financial services / Algorithmic trading

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Java development, algorithmic trading system design, equity markets knowledge, event-driven systems, distributed systems, message-oriented architecture, TCP/IP, enterprise messaging solutions

Preferred skills

CI/CD automation, financial markets local characteristics understanding

Technologies

Java, TCP/IP, enterprise messaging solutions

Responsibilities

Deliver new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to the algo trading platform; Participate in the full project life cycle including technical analysis, design, data analysis, mapping, development, and testing; Provide level 2 and 3 support for front-office applications; Ensure adherence to functional architecture strategy and company development standards; Liaise with business and development teams on priorities and progress; Help manage projects for implementation of new systems or upgrades

Sourced via workable · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.
Apply on Workable ↗