Remote-First Senior Trading Architect - LowLatency

ICEO - Venture Builder; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first company

Flexible working hours

38 days of paid vacation leave

14 days of paid sick leave

Job summary

A financial technology company in the United Kingdom seeks a Trading System Architect to bridge quantitative strategies and core engineering. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience at trading firms, expertise in sub-millisecond order execution, and deep JVM knowledge. This role offers remote work flexibility, 38 days of paid vacation, and a collaborative environment that values autonomy and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience with HFT firms, market makers, or top crypto exchanges.
• Ability to analyze and solve complex technical problems.
• Familiarity with cloud to bare-metal transitions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on system architecture with Head of Technology.
• Research and prototype architectural optimizations.
• Conduct performance analysis to identify inefficiencies.
• Ensure technical implementations align with trading realities.
• Provide technical guidance throughout product lifecycle.
• Mentor engineering team on low-latency trading constraints.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Over 5 years of experience in trading systems

Sub-millisecond order execution expertise

JVM language development

System architecture for trading

Knowledge of FIX, WebSocket, REST API

Multithreading concepts

Strong ownership and self-motivation

Communication skills (B2 level English)

Job description

A financial technology company in the United Kingdom seeks a Trading System Architect to bridge quantitative strategies and core engineering. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience at trading firms, expertise in sub-millisecond order execution, and deep JVM knowledge. This role offers remote work flexibility, 38 days of paid vacation, and a collaborative environment that values autonomy and innovation.