R&D Software Engineer

NJF Global Holdings Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global trading firm in Greater London is seeking Software Engineers to join its R&D team. The successful candidates will work on designing and delivering both software and hardware solutions that impact trading performance. Responsibilities include identifying performance improvements within automated trading systems and developing high-performance software solutions. Candidates should possess strong C/C++ skills, experience in low-level software development, and a solid understanding of networking concepts.

Qualifications

• Strong C or C++ design and programming skills.
• Experience developing low-level and/or embedded software applications.
• Broad knowledge of algorithms with foundational understanding of statistics and linear algebra.

Responsibilities

• Identify performance and architectural improvement opportunities within a large automated trading system.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance software solutions.
• Collaborate with development and operational teams.
• Build internal productivity tooling to support engineering teams.
• Contribute to next-generation heterogeneous application development.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded software development

Algorithms

Python

Networking concepts

Job description

My client, a leading global trading firm, is seeking Software Engineers to join its R&D team. This team work to design and deliver both software and hardware solutions across networking, HPC and real time acceleration.

The successful candidate will bring low-level engineering skills, networking and an understanding of computer architecture. This role offers the opportunity to contribute directly across hybrid hardware/software solutions that have a direct impact on trading performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify performance and architectural improvement opportunities within a large automated trading system.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance software solutions.
• Collaborate with development and operational teams to coordinate technology introduction and production rollout.
• Build internal productivity tooling to support engineering teams.
• Contribute to next-generation heterogeneous (hardware/software) application development.

Required Skills:

• Strong C or C++ design and programming skills.
• Experience developing low-level and/or embedded software applications.
• Broad knowledge of algorithms with foundational understanding of statistics and linear algebra.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, or R for data analytics.
• Understanding of networking concepts (Ethernet, TCP/IP, InfiniBand, etc.); low-level networking knowledge preferred.

If you're passionate about performance engineering & solving complex problems at scale, apply below.