Head of Trading

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative FinTech firm is seeking a Lead/Head of Trading Engineer to spearhead their low-latency trading initiatives. This fully remote role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in AI and Blockchain, driving the future of Open Finance. The successful candidate will have a strong background in trading system engineering, with hands-on experience in creating robust trading infrastructures. Join a dynamic team with significant backing, dedicated to transforming the financial landscape without the constraints of outside investors. If you are passionate about financial markets and technology, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain trading infrastructure, including algo execution engines.
• Optimize order routing and execution across multiple trading venues.

Skills

Go

Rust

TDD

CI/CD

SOLID principles

Job description

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

Tech: Go, Rust, TDD

Salary up to £300,000 + Bonus

Fully Remote - Possible London Meetings (Paid) Once 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.

Bridge to get 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, back testing 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, given the incredible backing and team behind them, which has given the company the tools and flexibility to build a real disruptor in the FinTech space without the added pressures of outside investors/VCs.