Senior Software Engineer

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused market-making firm in Greater London is seeking Software Engineers to join their core team. You'll ensure a stable and performant infrastructure for critical systems and applications. The role offers an incredible salary, profit-sharing structure, and a collaborative culture in a stimulating environment. Engineers at all levels are welcome, with opportunities to directly impact the business. Relocation assistance is also provided.

Benefits

Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure

Flat structure and highly collaborative culture

Direct business impact

Outstanding benefits package

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• 4+ years' engineering experience of writing clean, elegant code.
• Highly proficient in computer science fundamentals: algorithms, memory & concurrency models, CPU-architecture.
• Finance experience would be beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the infrastructure provides a stable, performant foundation.
• Own projects pushing the trading platform's success forward.
• Deliver elegant architectural solutions that users will love.

Skills

C++ on Linux

Python

C#

Clean code

Computer science fundamentals

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics (or similar)

Job description

My client is a tech-focused market-maker with groundbreaking success in the high frequency trading space.

They’re looking for Software Engineers to join their core team where your focus will be ensuring the infrastructure provides a stable, performant and trusted foundation upon which their systems and applications can be built. You’ll own projects that push the success of the trading platform forward – relied on by the business every day – and deliver elegant architectural solutions that users will love.

They’re looking for engineers at all levels of seniority. If you relish the challenges of an extremely fast-paced environment where your work will make a tangible impact from day one, this is the role for you!

Skills and Experience Required

• 4+ years’ engineering experience of writing clean, elegant code
• Strong skills in C++ on Linux, plus Python or C# would be useful
• Willingness to learn new languages quickly
• Highly proficient in computer science fundamentals : algorithms, memory & concurrency models, CPU-architecture, operating systems, relational databases, etc.
• Degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics (or similar) from a top-tier university
• Finance experience would be beneficial but not essential

Benefits

• Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure
• Truly flat structure and highly collaborative culture, within a fun, stimulating office environment
• Direct business impact with short feedback loop
• Outstanding benefits package
• Relocation assistance provided

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