Quantitative Developer HFT

Queueco; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm based in Central London is looking for a skilled Quantitative Developer specializing in High-Frequency Trading (HFT) to enhance their trading engines and infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with traders and researchers to implement low-latency solutions and optimize performance. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 2 years of quantitative development experience. The role requires strong programming skills and a solid understanding of financial markets. Exciting perks include competitive salary and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Discretionary bonus scheme

Private health insurance

Pension scheme contributions

Free Friday lunches, drinks and snacks

Conference & training budget

Central London office

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in quantitative development within the HFT space.
• Ability to analyze data and implement data-driven improvements.
• Solid understanding of financial markets and trading concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize low latency trading architectures.
• Implement and maintain robust trading systems for high reliability.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers to develop practical implementations.
• Measure and analyze performance metrics to enhance trading strategies.

Skills

Programming skills

Data analysis

Understanding of financial markets

Performance optimization techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Java

Any compiled language

Job description

Queueco is looking for a talented Quantitative Developer specialising in High-Frequency Trading (HFT) to join our small team. In this role, you'll be instrumental in developing and enhancing our trading engines and infrastructure to drive profitability and efficiency.

You will work closely with traders and researchers to understand exchange architectures, protocols and market data & order entry APIs. You are able to translate this understanding into our low-latency infrastructure to profitably trade on the largest exchanges. This position requires a strong focus and attention to detail, programming skills, and ideally a passion for financial markets.

Please note that this is an onsite role, and remote work options are not available.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimise low latency trading architectures
• Implement and maintain robust trading systems to ensure high reliability and performance
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers to translate observations into practical implementations
• Measure and analyse performance metrics to enhance trading strategies

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in quantitative development within the HFT space
• Ability to analyse data and come to your own conclusions how to improve the right parts of the system
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java 25 or any compiled language
• Solid understanding of financial markets and trading concepts
• Experience with performance optimization techniques

• Competitive base salary
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health insurance
• Pension scheme contributions
• Free Friday lunches, drinks and snacks
• Conference & training budget
• Central London office

Join us at Queueco, where your contributions will have a direct impact on our trading success! If the above job description excites you please submit your CV together with a brief cover letter that clearly outlines the reason why you apply and what makes you a great fit for the role.