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 Accountabilities
- Platform Engineering & Architecture
- Design and implement high-performance, low-latency trading applications
- Build event-driven architecture supporting:
- Market data ingestion
- Pricing orchestration
- Real-time price streaming
- Develop systems capable of high throughput and deterministic latency performance
- Pricing & Quant Integration
- Integrate quantitative pricing libraries into real-time trading flows
- Work with quant teams to:
- Productionize pricing models
- Optimize models for latency-sensitive environments
- Implement pricing services / APIs consumable by distribution channels
- Market Data & Distribution
- Integrate with market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv)
- Build low-latency market data handlers for:
- Tick processing
- Normalization
- Internal distribution
- Enable real-time price streaming to external/internal clients
- Execution & Venue Connectivity
- Implement connectivity to:
- Trading venues (ECNs, MTFs, dealers)
- Internal/external liquidity sources
- Develop:
- Order routing logic
- Execution workflows (RFQ, streaming, DMA)
- Support low-latency order lifecycle management
- STP & Trade Processing
- Ensure integration with:
- Trade capture systems (e.g., Murex)
- Risk and downstream processing platforms
- Build real-time STP pipelines ensuring:
- Accuracy
- Resilience
- Auditability
- Performance Optimization
- Continuously optimize:
- Latency
- Throughput
- Resource utilization
- Apply advanced techniques:
- Concurrency / multithreading
- Memory optimization
- Network tuning
- Ensure systems meet strict latency SLAs typical of trading environments
- Collaboration & Delivery
- Work closely with:
- Front Office (trading, sales)
- Quantitative research teams
- 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 experience
- Trading / 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 flows
- System Design & Performance
- Experience designing: Distributed, scalable, low-latency architectures
- Knowledge of: Data structures & algorithm optimization, High-throughput systems
Languages
English: C1 Advanced
Seniority
Senior
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates or Willing to relocate
Req. VR-124750