Senior Software Engineer - Quant Firm

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

Job summary

A leading recruitment partner in the UK is seeking an engineer specialized in architecting low-latency infrastructure for prestigious quantitative trading firms. You will design and implement critical systems for trading execution, focusing on performance optimization at microsecond levels. Ideal candidates will bring experience in high-performance computing and a strong comprehension of market connectivity frameworks. This role offers a unique opportunity to tackle highly technical challenges within the finance sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in low-latency systems design and implementation.
• Strong understanding of high-performance computing.
• Knowledge of market connectivity and order management systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement critical paths for trading execution.
• Build order management systems with microsecond performance.
• Architect connectivity layers for market data.

Job description

Job Description

This role is with one of Dex’s trusted Partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they’re looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity for your goals!

If you’re interested, apply here, or head to the website, where you can sign up and speak to Dex. After your call, you'll be sent the full match details. We’ll help manage your applications, and find other great matches to work you'll love.

The Opportunity

Dex is partners with some of the world’s most prestigious quantitative trading firms and systematic hedge funds. These organizations operate at the absolute bleeding edge of technology, treating the global financial markets as a complex data science problem. They are deploying massive compute clusters and proprietary machine learning models to trade billions of dollars daily. If you're an engineer who cares about nanoseconds, cache locality, and architecting petabyte-scale infrastructure, this is the pinnacle of technical challenge.

What You’ll Work On

• Architect Low-Latency Infrastructure: Design and implement the critical path for trading execution, building order management systems and market connectivity layers where performance is measured in microseconds.