Real-Time Post-Trade Tech Lead (Java, Distributed)

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Knight in London is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to build a real-time sub-ledger system powering firm-wide P&L and trade journals. You will lead a small team at the intersection of post-trade infrastructure and distributed systems.

The role emphasizes system design, performance, production readiness, and close collaboration with trading, finance, and engineering to align priorities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of building mission-critical systems in finance.
• Experience with real-time distributed systems, P&L reporting, and position management.
• Strong programming skills in Java.
• Leadership experience in high-performance technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team delivering low-latency, high-throughput post-trade systems
• Design and implement scalable, event-driven architectures
• Drive system design, performance, and production readiness
• Collaborate with trading, finance, and engineering to align priorities and outcomes

Skills

Java

Real-time distributed systems

P&L reporting

Position management

Leadership

Job description

Oxford Knight in London is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to build a real-time sub-ledger system powering firm-wide P&L and trade journals. You will lead a small team at the intersection of post-trade infrastructure and distributed systems.

The role emphasizes system design, performance, production readiness, and close collaboration with trading, finance, and engineering to align priorities.