Software Engineer - Innovative Trading Prospects- Leading High Frequency Trading Firm - Oxford [...]

Jobs via eFinancialCareers; London; On-site; GBP 250,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative trading firm is seeking a dynamic Software Engineer to join their London office. This exciting role involves designing and building software for trading new products and integrating into new markets. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and tackle challenges in a fast-paced environment, making a tangible impact from day one. The firm offers a competitive salary and profit-sharing structure, along with a range of benefits including over 25 days of vacation and continuous learning opportunities. If you have a passion for technology and trading, this is the perfect opportunity to thrive in a startup-like atmosphere while leading global technical initiatives.

Benefits

Over 25 days' vacation

Daily onsite breakfast

Daily onsite lunch

Paid commuting expenses

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong software development skills in C#, C++, C & Python.
• Proven track record in writing scalable, reliable, high quality clean code.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software for trading new products in innovative ways.
• Develop pricing systems and infrastructure to price new products.

Skills

C#

C++

Python

Software Development

Test-Driven Design

Continuous Improvement

Education

Computer Science Fundamentals

Job description

Software Engineer - Innovative Trading Prospects - Leading High Frequency Trading Firm

Salary: £250-600k TC

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in the London office of this tech-focused market maker with groundbreaking success in the high frequency trading space. Now looking for an engineer with an entrepreneurial mindset to design and build the software necessary for trading new products, in new markets, in new and innovative ways.

Joining a close-knit multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers, your workload will be varied and exciting. Examples of this include: building new autotrading strategies, developing pricing systems & infrastructure to price new products, and building systems to integrate into new markets and market structures in the best possible way.

This role would suit someone who relishes the challenges that come with an extremely fast-paced environment and can hit the ground running, making a tangible impact from day one.

Requirements:

1. Fantastic engineering instincts with solid understanding of CompSci fundamentals
2. Strong software development skills in C#, C++, C & Python
3. Proven track record in writing scalable, reliable, high quality clean code
4. Keen proponent of continuous improvement and test-driven design plus innovative, big-picture thinking grounded in real-world pragmatism
5. As comfortable working independently as with Traders, Researchers, and other stakeholders to deliver complex business initiatives
6. Experience connecting prop trading systems to trading venues & exchanges, plus building a trading system that covers the entire lifecycle of a trade

Desirable:

1. Experience building OTC trading systems
2. Keen interest in derivatives and trading, ideally with previous experience in hedge funds/market-making industry

Benefits:

1. Incredible salary + profit-sharing structure
2. Opportunity to work in a start-up dynamic while being well-placed to lead global technical initiatives
3. Direct business impact with short feedback loop
4. Benefits include: >25 days' vacation, daily onsite breakfast + lunch, paid commuting expenses, and continuous learning opportunities

Contact:

If you feel you are a strong match for this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Dominic Copsey
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