Real-Time Trading Systems Engineer (Java/Python)

Sanderson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson in London seeks a Senior Software Developer to join its engineering team. You will design and build real-time, low-latency systems that process live data and support pricing and modelling capabilities. This hands-on role offers ownership across design, development, deployment and production support.

You will collaborate with quantitative, data and engineering teams, and leverage AI tools to improve development and modeling workflows. The position is based in the central London office.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Java and Python.
• Experience building low-latency, real-time or event-driven systems.
• Experience working with high volumes of live data.
• Practical experience using AI tools such as Claude, Copilot, Cursor or similar.
• Ability to work independently and own technical delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop reliable software for real-time, low-latency environments.
• Build production systems using Java and Python.
• Work closely with quantitative, data and engineering teams.
• Improve the performance, scalability and reliability of existing applications.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle.
• Use AI tools to improve development processes and support the construction of models.

Skills

Java

Python

Real-time systems

Low-latency

Software architecture

AI tools like Claude/Copilot

Tools

AI tools (Claude, Copilot)

Job description

Sanderson in London seeks a Senior Software Developer to join its engineering team. You will design and build real-time, low-latency systems that process live data and support pricing and modelling capabilities. This hands-on role offers ownership across design, development, deployment and production support.

You will collaborate with quantitative, data and engineering teams, and leverage AI tools to improve development and modeling workflows. The position is based in the central London office.