eTrading Developer

Luxoft; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a Senior Electronic Trading Engineer in Abu Dhabi to design and build low-latency, event-driven trading systems that integrate market data, pricing libraries, and real-time execution venues. This front-office role involves close collaboration with traders, quants and platform teams to deliver deterministic latency and scalable architecture.

The candidate will work on market data ingestion, pricing orchestration, and real-time streaming, with emphasis on STP pipelines,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in capital markets technology.
• Minimum 7+ years in electronic trading platform development.
• Experience in cross-asset trading platforms and pricing frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud deployment (AWS / Azure) and containerization.
• Exposure to Smart Order Routing / algorithmic execution.
• Strong multithreading, concurrency and low-latency design understanding.
• Experience with messaging frameworks (Kafka, JMS) and REST/WebSocket APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance, low-latency trading applications.
• Build event-driven architecture for market data, pricing, and streaming.
• Integrate quantitative pricing libraries into real-time trading flows.
• Develop market data handlers, tick processing, normalization and distribution.
• Implement connectivity to trading venues and internal liquidity sources.
• Support order routing logic, RFQ, streaming and DMA workflows.
• Ensure real-time STP pipelines with accuracy, resilience and auditability.
• Collaborate with front office, quants, infra and production teams across the SDLC.

Skills

Capital markets

Electronic trading

Low latency design

Multithreading

C#

Python

Kafka / messaging

REST / WebSocket

Linux

Cloud-native AWS/Azure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

FIX protocol

REST APIs

WebSocket

Murex integration

Job description

Project description

Client is establishing a next-generation electronic trading and market-making platform across assets classes – Rates, Credit, and FX , with capabilities spanning in-house pricing, real-time distribution, and straight-through processing (STP).We are seeking a Senior Electronic Trading Engineer to design and build low-latency, event-driven trading systems that integrate market data, pricing libraries, and execution venues, enabling real-time streaming, execution, and risk-aware trade processing.This is a front-office technology role, working closely with traders, quants, and platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Key Accountabilities1. Platform Engineering & Architecture
• Design and implement high-performance, low-latency trading applications
• Build event-driven architecture supporting:o Market data ingestiono Pricing orchestrationo Real-time price streaming
• Develop systems capable of high throughput and deterministic latency performance2. Pricing & Quant Integration
• Integrate quantitative pricing libraries into real-time trading flows
• Work with quant teams to:o Productionize pricing modelso Optimize models for latency-sensitive environments
• Implement pricing services / APIs consumable by distribution channels3. Market Data & Distribution
• Integrate with market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv)
• Build low-latency market data handlers for:o Tick processingo Normalizationo Internal distribution
• Enable real-time price streaming to external/internal clients4. Execution & Venue Connectivity
• Implement connectivity to:o Trading venues (ECNs, MTFs, dealers)o Internal/external liquidity sources
• Develop:o Order routing logico Execution workflows (RFQ, streaming, DMA)
• Support low-latency order lifecycle management5. STP & Trade Processing
• Ensure integration with:o Trade capture systems (e.g., Murex)o Risk and downstream processing platforms
• Build real-time STP pipelines ensuring:o Accuracyo Resilienceo Auditability6. Performance Optimization
• Continuously optimize:o Latencyo Throughputo Resource utilization
• Apply advanced techniques:o Concurrency / multithreadingo Memory optimizationo Network tuning
• Ensure systems meet strict latency SLAs typical of trading environments7. Collaboration & Delivery
• Work closely with:o Front Office (trading, sales)o Quantitative research teamso Infrastructure and production support
• Participate in Full SDLC design build test deploy support
• Contribute to architecture decisions and platform evolution

SKILLS

Must have

• 10+ years exp in capital markets technology
• Minimum 7+ years exp in electronic trading platform development
• Experience in: Cross-asset trading platforms, Pricing frameworks (FX, Rates, Credit derivatives)
• Knowledge of: Cloud-native deployment (AWS / Azure), Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Exposure to: Smart Order Routing / algorithmic execution
• Scripting languages: Python (for integration / tooling)
• Strong programming expertise in C# (preferred for latency-critical components), Python.
• Deep understanding of: Multithreading, concurrency, and event-driven systems, Low-latency system design and optimization.
• Experience with: Messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Solace, JMS), REST / WebSocket APIs for real-time streaming, Strong Linux/Unix development environment experienceTrading / Capital Markets Experience:
• Strong knowledge of: Electronic trading workflows (RFQ, streaming, execution).
• Market microstructure across FX / Rates / Credit
• Experience building: Front-office trading or pricing systems, Venue/exchange connectivity (FIX protocol preferred)Integration Expertise:
• Proven experience integrating: Market data feeds, Pricing libraries / quant models, Trade booking systems (e.g., Murex or similar platforms)
• Understanding of: Trade lifecycle, STP and post-trade flowsSystem Design & Performance
• Experience designing: Distributed, scalable, low-latency architectures
• Knowledge of: Data structures & algorithm optimization, High-throughput systems

Nice to have

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