Quantitative Developer

P2P; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Greater London is seeking experienced engineers to build low-latency trading infrastructure. The role requires at least 3 years of coding experience in Rust, Java, or C++, along with proficiency in Python. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science is essential, and skills in Svelte, JavaScript, and data analysis are advantageous. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on best coding practices, testing, and monitoring.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years professional experience coding in Rust, Java, or C++.
• 1+ year experience of coding in Python.
• Experience with cloud-native services in GCP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work in a small engineering team building critical trading infrastructure.
• Support low latency market data and direct exchange connectivity.
• Focus on best practices in testing and monitoring.

Skills

Rust

Java

C++

Python

Attention to detail

Testing and monitoring

Source control software

Svelte

JavaScript

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science

Job description

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

Functional Responsibilities:

• Work in a small engineering team building critical trading infrastructure and components to support low latency market data, direct exchange connectivity, treasury, risk and data analytics

Essential Capabilities

• A bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science is required.
• At least 3 years professional experience of coding in Rust, Java or C++
• Clear understanding of CS concept such as memory allocation, threads, async function.
• 1+ year experience of coding in Python.
• Attention to detail, strong focus on best practices, testing and monitoring, experience using source control software, code review and release process.
• Experience with Svelte or JavaScript is a plus
• Data analyst skill is a plus.
• Experience building live low-latency trading systems or performance-sensitive software is preferred but not required

WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND

Essential

• A bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science is required.
• At least 3 years professional experience of coding in Rust, Java or C++
• 1+ year experience of coding in Python.
• Strong focus on best practices, testing and monitoring
• Experience using source control software.

Desirable

• Experience building live low‑latency trading systems or performance‑sensitive software is preferred but not required
• Experience with Svelte or JavaScript is a plus.
• Data analyst skill is a plus.
• Experience with cloud native services in GCP is a plus
• Experience with blockchain protocols, infrastructure and nodes is a plus.