Junior Software Engineer — High-Performance FX (Hybrid UK)

Understanding Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life assurance

Bonus

Matched pension contributions

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Working from home 2 days a week

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment is helping a global FX trading partner in London to hire a Junior Software Engineer. You will work in a high-performance, low-latency environment, primarily using Core Java with minimal frameworks, contributing to critical trading software.

The role is hybrid in London (3 days on-site) and offers £55,000-£70,000 plus bonus. Ideal candidates have ~1 year in financial software and a CS degree from a Russell Group university, with strong learning potential.

Qualifications

• Experience with Core Java without frameworks.
• 1 year of software development in the financial space.
• Degree in Computer Science from a Russell Group university.

Skills

Core Java

Multithreading

Concurrency

High performance

Low latency

Education

BSc or MSc in Computer Science (Russell Group)

Job description

Understanding Recruitment is helping a global FX trading partner in London to hire a Junior Software Engineer. You will work in a high-performance, low-latency environment, primarily using Core Java with minimal frameworks, contributing to critical trading software.

The role is hybrid in London (3 days on-site) and offers £55,000-£70,000 plus bonus. Ideal candidates have ~1 year in financial software and a CS degree from a Russell Group university, with strong learning potential.