Senior Developer - eTrading

Righttalentrightnow; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

Righttalentrightnow in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Electronic Trading Engineer to design and build low-latency, event-driven cross-asset trading systems integrating market data, pricing libraries, and execution venues for real-time streaming and risk-aware processing.

This front-office technology role works closely with traders, quants, and platform teams to deliver high-performance, scalable solutions in a demanding trading environment.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years in capital markets technology.
• 5+ years in electronic trading platform development.
• Latency-sensitive trading solutions track record.
• Strong connectivity protocols and low-latency systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate in high-pressure front-office environments.
• Strong stakeholder management with traders, quants, business.
• Ownership mindset focused on performance and stability.

Responsibilities

• Design and build low-latency cross-asset trading systems.
• Integrate market data, pricing libraries, and execution venues.
• Enable real-time streaming, execution, and risk-aware processing.

Skills

C#

Python

Multithreading

Low-latency design

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Trading workflows knowledge

Tools

Kafka

Solace

JMS

REST/WebSocket

Murex

Job description

Job Location Abu Dhabi (Work From Office)

Job Type Contract

Job Description

Purpose of Job

We are seeking a Senior Electronic Trading Engineer to design and build low-latency, event-driven cross asset trading systems that integratemarket 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.

Job Knowledge & Experience

• 7–12 years in capital markets technology
• Minimum 5+ years in electronic trading platform development
• Proven track record delivering latency-sensitive trading solutions
• Strong understanding of connectivity protocols, API and low-latency trading systems.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills accompanied with excellent communication
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to operate in high-pressure front-office environments
• Strong stakeholder management (Traders, Quants, Business)
• Ownership mindset with focus on performance and stability

Qualifications and Skills

Core Technical Skills

• Strong programming expertise in C# , 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

Trading / Capital Markets Experience

• Strong knowledge of:
  • Electronic trading workflows (RFQ, streaming, execution)
  • Market microstructure across FX / Rates / Credit
  • Front-office trading or pricing systems
  • Venue/exchange connectivity (FIX protocol preferred)
• Integration Expertise:
  • Trade booking systems (e.g., Murex or similar platforms)
• Understanding of:
  • STP and post-trade flows

System Design & Performance

• Distributed, scalable, low-latency architectures
• Data structures & algorithm optimization
• High-throughput systems

Preferred / Value-Add Skills

• Cross-asset trading platforms
• Smart Order Routing / algorithmic execution