Software Developer- Leading Quant-Driven Market-Maker

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading algorithmic trading firm in London, where your coding skills will directly impact the trading landscape. This innovative company offers a unique opportunity for a proactive coder to work on cutting-edge infrastructure, utilizing various programming languages and tools. With a flat hierarchy and a focus on teamwork, you will thrive in an environment that rewards merit and excellence. Enjoy outstanding benefits, including a state-of-the-art gym and extensive medical coverage, all while working in beautiful offices in central London. If you're ready to make a significant impact, this role is for you.

Benefits

Generous compensation package

Flat hierarchy

Onsite gym/sauna/fitness classes

Extensive medical cover

Professional development opportunities

Beautiful offices in central London

Qualifications

• Strong coding abilities in Go, Python, C, and Bash are essential.
• Experience with Linux and TCP/IP networking is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop infrastructure platforms for the trading firm.
• Improve tools and systems impacting users outside your team.

Skills

Go

Python

C

Bash

Linux

TCP/IP networking

git

CI/CD

test-driven development

Docker

Tools

Docker

Prometheus/Grafana

Elasticsearch

Puppet/Terraform

Job description

Salary: up to £150k + bonus

Summary

This is a superb opportunity for a proactive and pragmatic coder to join an award-winning, tech-savvy algorithmic trading firm in London. Specialists within electronic market-making in FX, equity, fixed income and commodity markets, they have one of the best names in the industry and attract the top talent.

As part of the team that oversees the infrastructure used by the rest of the firm, your main focus will be designing, developing and continually improving these platforms, using a combination of commercial products, open-source software and custom code. Some examples of recent products: in-house job scheduling system; custom Kerberos infrastructure and related tools; standardised open-source and in-house Linux distributions.

Fluent programming skills in any language are a must-have. (They use Go for their systems, but also Python, C and Bash - experience in these is not necessary, but you must be willing and able to quickly adopt new languages as necessary.)

Requirements

1. Demonstrable automation experience of how new tools you introduced impacted positively on users outside your immediate team
2. Very strong coding abilities (Go, Python, C and/or Bash experience a plus)
3. Good working knowledge of Linux, TCP/IP networking, and storage technologies
4. Evidence of building excellent relationships with peers both inside a team and across an organisation
5. Expert use of standard development tools, e.g. git, IDEs, CI/CD and test-driven development techniques

Nice to Have

1. Related development experience in any of these fields: Docker, Prometheus/Grafana, Elasticsearch, Puppet/Terraform, hardware/networking/storage.
2. Previous knowledge of trading systems

NB Please don't apply if you are a fresh graduate.

Benefits

1. Generous compensation package - you are making a direct impact on the PnL
2. Flat hierarchy, focus on teamwork, where people are rewarded on merit and excellence
3. Outstanding benefits, including onsite gym/sauna/fitness classes, extensive medical cover, and excellent professional development opportunities
4. Cutting-edge, beautiful offices in central London

Contact

If this sounds like you or you'd like to know more, please get in touch:

Andy Stirling-Martin
[e-mail]
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946