Real-Time Trading Systems Engineer (Java/AWS)

Ambition; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

High levels of ownership

Strong team environment

Job summary

Ambition is looking for a Software Engineer to design and build high-performance systems for live trading environments. This role involves creating scalable solutions for complex risk calculations and collaborating closely with risk managers and quantitative analysts.

Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience, strong foundations in computer science, and expertise in Java and related technologies. Competitive compensation and growth potential are offered.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years’ experience in a software engineering role.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with multi-threaded and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build low-latency, high-performance systems.
• Architect scalable solutions for complex risk calculations.
• Collaborate with risk managers and quants on technical solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

Java

Microservices

SQL

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Cloud exposure

Linux

Education

Master’s degree or strong academic background

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Redis

NoSQL technologies

Job description

Ambition is looking for a Software Engineer to design and build high-performance systems for live trading environments. This role involves creating scalable solutions for complex risk calculations and collaborating closely with risk managers and quantitative analysts.

Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience, strong foundations in computer science, and expertise in Java and related technologies. Competitive compensation and growth potential are offered.