Production Software Engineer

Barlowe LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation

Annual discretionary bonus

30 days’ annual leave

9% company pension contributions

Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Monthly company events

Job summary

Barlowe LLP, based in Greater London, is seeking skilled software engineers to design and optimize production-grade trading platforms. Candidates should have a strong background in software engineering, familiarity with typed languages such as Java, and knowledge of Kubernetes.

The role offers competitive compensation, annual leave, and various benefits including healthcare and a cycle-to-work scheme, all within a supportive work environment that values work/life balance.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software engineering, ideally in distributed, real-time systems.
• Experience in at least one typed language, such as Java, Kotlin, C#, C++ or Rust.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies, such as Kubernetes, in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and evolve production-grade trading platforms and services end-to-end.
• Optimise software performance, throughput and efficiency at scale.
• Apply strong software engineering practices across testing, code quality, automation and observability.

Skills

Strong background in software engineering

Experience with typed languages (Java, Kotlin, C#, C++, Rust)

Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes)

Passion for developing maintainable software

Focus on clean, maintainable code

Job description

Overview

We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity. From our London HQ, we unite world‑class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we build a world‑class platform to amplify our teams’ powerful ideas.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and evolve production‑grade trading platforms and services end‑to‑end
• Optimise software performance, throughput and efficiency at scale
• Contribute to the reliability and operational excellence of critical systems, including participation in production support rotations
• Apply strong software engineering practices across testing, code quality, automation and observability
• Participate in a shared production support rotation, respond to incidents, troubleshoot runtime issues and drive improvements

Qualified Candidates

• Strong background in software engineering, ideally in distributed, real‑time systems
• Experience in at least one typed language, such as Java, Kotlin, C#, C++ or Rust
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies, such as Kubernetes, in production environments
• A passion for developing robust, maintainable software that is well monitored in production
• A preference for clean, maintainable code, sound engineering judgement and a business‑value mindset over specific toolkits

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• 30 days’ annual leave
• 9% company pension contributions
• Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Monthly company events

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