Head Of Trading

Bloc Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking FinTech company as a Lead/Head of Trading Engineer, where you'll leverage cutting-edge technologies like Go and Rust to revolutionize Open Finance. This role offers the chance to build a robust trading ecosystem, enabling customers to maximize their asset potential while navigating the exciting world of tokenized products. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work with occasional London meetings, and be part of a dynamic team that's set to disrupt the industry without the constraints of outside investors. If you have a passion for trading systems and financial markets, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in trading system engineering within financial institutions.
• Hands-on expertise in building and maintaining trading infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain trading infrastructure including market data handlers.
• Optimize execution and manage risk across multiple trading venues.

Skills

Go

Rust

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

CI/CD

SOLID principles

Job description

Lead/Head of Trading Engineer (Low-latency Trading)

Tech: Go, Rust, TDD

Salary up to £200,000 + Bonus

Remote - Possible London Meetings (Paid) 1 day a month/quarter

Exciting opportunity to join a privately funded FinTech, who are powering the future of Open Finance, using the latest technologies in AI and Blockchain.

The company is building an ecosystem to help customers unlock the full potential of their assets and bridge traditional trading-structured projects into tokenized products on chain.

Background

• Proven experience in trading system engineering, ideally within investment banks, hedge funds, market makers, or proprietary trading firms.
• Hands-on expertise in building and maintaining trading infrastructure, including market data feed handlers, algo execution engines, backtesting frameworks, and risk management systems.
• Strong programming and software engineering skills, with proficiency in modern development practices (TDD, CI/CD, SOLID principles) and experience writing clean, modular, and efficient code.
• Deep knowledge of financial markets and trading mechanisms, including order routing, execution optimization, and trade reconciliation across multiple venues.
• Experience with crypto trading venues and derivatives, including perpetual swaps, futures, and other digital asset instruments.

This is an exciting venture, supported by a strong team and backing, giving the company the tools and flexibility to build a real disruptor in the FinTech space without the pressures of outside investors or VCs.