Tech Lead - Trading Sub Ledger- Leading Global Market Maker | London, UK

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

Job summary

A market-leading global hedge fund is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to help build a real-time sub ledger system for firmwide P&L and trade journals. This role involves leading a team, designing low-latency systems, and requires strong Java and finance experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience building mission-critical systems in finance.
• Leadership experience in high-performance technical teams.
• Strong programming skills in Java.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team delivering low-latency, high-throughput post-trade systems.
• Design and implement scalable, event-driven architectures.
• Drive system design, performance, and production readiness.

Skills

Real-time distributed systems

P&L reporting

Position management

Java

Job description

Tech Lead - Trading Sub Ledger - Market-Leading Global Hedge Fund

Location: London
Team: Post-Trade Engineering

A leading global trading firm is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to build a real-time sub ledger system powering firmwide P&L and trade journals. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of post-trade infrastructure, distributed systems, and financial data.

What You'll Do

• Lead a small team delivering low-latency, high-throughput post-trade systems
• Design and implement scalable, event-driven architectures
• Drive system design, performance, and production readiness
• Collaborate with trading, finance, and engineering to align priorities and outcomes

Hard Requirements

• 8+ years' experience building mission-critical systems in finance
• Experience with real-time distributed systems, P&L reporting, position management
• Strong programming skills in Java
• Leadership experience in high-performance technical teams

Whilst we carefully review all applications, due to the high volume of applications we receive, it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact

If you think you're a good match for the role and would like further info, please contact:

Ali Wilson
[e-mail]
([phone]
linkedin.com/in/alexander-wilson-050

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