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Front Office Software Engineer

London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-12 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and build ultra-low latency pricing and risk systems for a high-frequency trading platform.

Role type

Senior Low Latency Java Developer (Quantitative Strategies)

Builds

High-performance pricing, risk, and trading infrastructure

Domain

Financial Technology / High-Frequency Trading

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Java (21+), low-latency system design, concurrency, JVM internals, performance tuning, FIX protocol, order routing, broker connectivity

Preferred skills

FX, Equities, Commodities, or Derivatives domain knowledge, mentoring experience, mathematical mindset

Technologies

Java 21+, FIX protocol

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize high-performance Java systems for pricing and risk, design scalable and resilient trading architecture, troubleshoot time-critical production issues, mentor junior developers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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