Senior Real-Time Trading Systems Engineer

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Knight is seeking world-class software engineers to help build a real-time event processing system for prime brokerage, clearing and financing across assets. You will design, develop, and maintain core infrastructure for trade execution, position management, risk monitoring, and reporting modules.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software development with Java, C++, or Python, and a track record in high-throughput, low-latency systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development/engineering.
• Strong programming skills in Java, C++, or Python.
• Experience with distributed systems and high-throughput services.

Responsibilities

• Build robust systems for managing the entire trade lifecycle, from order routing & execution to settlement & reconciliation.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system components for maximum throughput, low latency, and high reliability.
• Draw on your knowledge and experience to support your team in making diligent & sound architectural decisions, upholding the highest bar for quality.

Skills

Distributed systems

Real-time processing

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

C++

Python

FIX protocol

Market data feeds

OMS

Job description

Oxford Knight is seeking world-class software engineers to help build a real-time event processing system for prime brokerage, clearing and financing across assets. You will design, develop, and maintain core infrastructure for trade execution, position management, risk monitoring, and reporting modules.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in software development with Java, C++, or Python, and a track record in high-throughput, low-latency systems.