High-Performance Software Engineer, R&D for Trading

NJF Global Holdings Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global trading firm in Greater London is seeking Software Engineers to join its R&D team. The successful candidates will work on designing and delivering both software and hardware solutions that impact trading performance. Responsibilities include identifying performance improvements within automated trading systems and developing high-performance software solutions. Candidates should possess strong C/C++ skills, experience in low-level software development, and a solid understanding of networking concepts.

Qualifications

• Strong C or C++ design and programming skills.
• Experience developing low-level and/or embedded software applications.
• Broad knowledge of algorithms with foundational understanding of statistics and linear algebra.

Responsibilities

• Identify performance and architectural improvement opportunities within a large automated trading system.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance software solutions.
• Collaborate with development and operational teams.
• Build internal productivity tooling to support engineering teams.
• Contribute to next-generation heterogeneous application development.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded software development

Algorithms

Python

Networking concepts

Job description

A leading global trading firm in Greater London is seeking Software Engineers to join its R&D team. The successful candidates will work on designing and delivering both software and hardware solutions that impact trading performance. Responsibilities include identifying performance improvements within automated trading systems and developing high-performance software solutions. Candidates should possess strong C/C++ skills, experience in low-level software development, and a solid understanding of networking concepts.