Software Engineer (Market Data)

TradingHub; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary performance bonus

Hybrid working policy

Office lunches twice a week

Private medical insurance + dental cover

Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced company pension plan

5 days study leave towards professional qualifications

Salary sacrifice schemes

Death in service coverage

Job summary

TradingHub, based in Greater London, is looking for a Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain our market data environment and analytics. The ideal candidate will collaborate with Pricing Quants and Risk Strats to enhance data services, ensuring efficient production and problem resolution.

We offer an innovative workplace culture, competitive bonuses, hybrid working options, and comprehensive employee benefits including extended parental leave and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Industry software engineering experience, preferably within financial services.
• Proficient with C#, Python, Java, or similar.
• Good knowledge of database design and data structures.
• Proficiency with SQL-related technologies.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and productionise data and analytics integral to TradingHub's products.
• Enhance understanding of financial markets and data usage.
• Contribute to development of new tools for data management.
• Research data storage techniques for large datasets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve critical production issues.

Skills

C#

Python

Java

SQL

AWS (ECS, S3, DynamoDB)

Job description

Compensation: Competitive (Financial Services)

About TradingHub Founded in 2010, TradingHub delivers uniquely intelligent trade surveillance software to world leading financial institutions. Developed by market professionals, our solutions use sophisticated modelling techniques to detect single and cross‑product market manipulation. With a team of over 150 experts worldwide, TradingHub combines global reach with deep markets expertise to help our customers mitigate financial, regulatory, and reputational risk.

The Role

We are hiring a Software Engineer to aid the design, build and maintenance of our market data environment and associated analytics. This hands‑on position will attract those who are interested in working with complex architectures and are keen to apply their problem‑solving skills in a practical setting. The successful candidate will work alongside Pricing Quants and Risk Strats to productionise financial markets data and follow a proactive approach to service enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, support and productionise data and analytics which are integral to TradingHub's products
• Enhance your understanding of financial markets and how market data is used within our key products
• Contribute to new tools development for the purposes of data lineage, governance and reporting
• Research data storage techniques and processing for large data sets
• Utilise our in‑house big data language for large‑scale modelling and analysis
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to solve and understand critical production issues

Requirements

• Industry software engineering experience, preferably within financial services
• Proficient with C#, Python, Java or similar
• Good knowledge of database design and data structures
• Proficiency with SQL‑related technologies
• Knowledge of AWS such as ECS, S3, DynamoDB is desirable
• Evidence of exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills
• High attention to detail and keen to work on multiple fast‑paced projects simultaneously
• Proactive and curious mindset, with accountability as a core personal value

Benefits

Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast‑growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of technology and global markets, we're able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success. Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These values provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture that empowers you to grow, contribute, and become your best self.

Employee Benefits

• Annual discretionary performance bonus (permanent employees only)
• Hybrid working policy
• Office lunches twice a week
• Private medical insurance + dental cover
• Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension plan
• 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Death in service coverage

TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio‑economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.