Senior Quant Engineer

Novify Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance (location‑de

Job summary

Novify is recruiting a Senior Quantitative Developer to design and optimise an institutional-grade trading platform for spot and derivatives. London, UK is preferred with Amsterdam considered; salary up to £200K base plus equity, full-time.

You will build and launch new derivative products, work with clients for integration, and collaborate with risk/compliance to ensure regulatory standards while maintaining a 24/7 zero-downtime exchange environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Finance or related field; Masters/PhD preferred.
• Deep understanding of cryptocurrency and derivatives including perpetual futures and traditional finance.
• Extensive experience with low-latency Java (ns/μs) and related performance tools.

Responsibilities

• Create, build and launch derivative products in crypto and traditional finance.
• Provide integration support and troubleshoot queries with key clients.
• Collaborate with risk management and compliance to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintain and improve a zero-downtime trading platform including matching engine and APIs.
• Work with engineering and operations to productionize changes for live trading.

Skills

Low-latency Java

Quantitative development

Algorithmic trading

Client integration

Education

Master's or PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or Finance

Tools

LMAX

Chronicle

Mechanical Sympathy

Job description

Novify is Partnering with a Leading Regulated Digital Asset Exchange to Hire a Senior Quantitative Developer (Low‑Latency Java).

Role: Senior Quantitative Developer (Quant)

Location: London, UK preferred, but Amsterdam, NL considered

Compensation: Up to £200K base + equity package

Type: Full-time

Build and Optimise an Institutional-Grade, Zero‑Downtime Trading Platform

Novify is exclusively partnering with a regulated digital asset trading venue built for institutional and sophisticated retail investors, offering a secure, transparent platform across spot and derivatives markets. Having launched some of the first regulated crypto derivatives products in Europe, the business is now expanding its product range across both digital and traditional finance. We’re hiring a Senior Quantitative Developer to join the team and play a key role in developing and optimizing the spot and derivatives platform.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Creating, building and launching new derivative products in both the crypto and traditional finance spaces.
• Working directly with key clients to provide integration support and troubleshoot queries.
• Collaborating with risk management and compliance teams to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Working with engineering and operations teams to test and integrate changes into production systems for live trading.
• Maintaining and improving a zero-downtime, 24/7 trading platform including matching engine, risk engine, margining, liquidations and APIs.

We’re Looking For:

• A degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Finance or a related field (Masters or PhD preferred).
• In-depth understanding of cryptocurrency and derivatives, including perpetual futures and traditional finance. Experience in quantitative development and analysis, algorithmic trading or market‑making, ideally within the cryptocurrency space.
• Extensive experience in low‑latency Java (nanosecond or microsecond, milliseconds are too slow) including off‑heap allocation, LMAX, Chronicle, and Mechanical Sympathy.

Why This Role:

Join a small, high‑performing team building institutional‑grade, regulated trading infrastructure. Play a key role in shaping new derivative products across crypto and traditional finance. Competitive senior‑level compensation with equity upside in a fast‑growing company. Flexible working arrangements in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. Private medical insurance (location dependent).

Note: This is a confidential hire. Company details will be shared only with shortlisted candidates.