Software Engineer – Top Global Hedge Fund – up to £400k tc

Saragossa; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Saragossa is seeking a strong backend engineer to own and develop in-house systems for a leading hedge fund. You will work on rebuilding internal tools and real-time trading platforms, with a focus on data-driven, scalable architectures.

Collaborating with traders and revenue teams, you will ensure requirements are captured and translated into robust software. Proficiency in C# or Java is preferred, with familiarity in Kafka/Flink and big data processing helping drive the firm's multi-asset

Qualifications

• Experience building backend services for distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one major language (C# or Java).
• Experience with real-time data processing and streams.

Responsibilities

• Own and rebuild internal tools and real-time trading platforms.
• Collaborate with revenue and trading teams to capture requirements.
• Write high-quality, testable code and maintain existing infrastructure.
• Communicate needs effectively to development teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Backend development

C#/Java

Kafka

Flink

Big data

Data-driven

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Job description

Looking to join one of the most successful Global Hedge Funds at the forefront of re-architecting the core trading systems?

You'll be joining as a Software Developer helping the company cater to its diversification of assets. As the firm expands into new markets, this role will be crucial in developing and owning new in-house systems to drive this growth.

You'll take ownership of key projects, from rebuilding internal tools to optimising and developing real-time trading platforms that are essential to the firm's operations.

In this role, you'll manage relationships with key stakeholders, particularly revenue-generating teams, ensuring that their requirements are effectively captured and communicated back to the development team. You'll work closely with business users to understand their needs, driving change projects that directly impact the firm's success.

You'll be responsible for writing and maintaining high-quality, testable code, whether you're supporting existing infrastructure, maintaining software built by the team, or delivering new systems.

The ideal candidate will be a strong backend engineer. The team are language agnostic and will tend to use the best tools for the job such as C# or Java.

You'll be working with highly distributed systems, so having that experience of working within a data-driven environment would be beneficial. Being familiar with tools such as Kafka or Flink as well as big data processing and data analysis skills would help here.

Strong communication skills are essential as you'll working closely with traders and other stakeholders to enhance system performance and contribute to the firm's expanding multi-asset strategy.