Trading Systems Engineer – London & Nyc

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Oxford Knight is seeking a Trading Systems Engineer to design, build and deploy critical real-time trading infrastructure for multiple desks in a fast-paced environment.

You will leverage expert C++ skills to create scalable, low-latency components and collaborate with engineers across teams to improve performance and stability in production systems.

Qualifications

• Strong CS fundamentals.
• Expert C++ with network and multithreading.
• Experience building enterprise, low-latency systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy critical trading infrastructure for multiple desks.
• Design and enhance real-time production trading components.
• Collaborate with engineers and end users to improve performance and reliability.

Skills

C++ development

Computer science fundamentals

Low-latency systems

Multithreading

Middleware knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/Math/Finance/Economics

Tools

Solace

LBM

Tib/RV

Job description

Fantastic opportunity to join a world-leading alternative investment manager, using innovative and cutting-edge technology. Forget the stuffy world of finance you thought you knew; developers here are tech-driven and truly world-class. Now looking to hire a strong Trading Systems Engineer to join one of their major business areas, responsible for developing critical infrastructure for a variety of trading desks.

As a Trading Systems Engineer, you’ll work on projects focusing on the real-time production trading environment. You’ll be expected to draw on your extensive C++ programming skills to design, develop and deploy new and existing components and frameworks. Collaborating with end users and colleagues across engineering, you’ll propose new designs and modify existing infrastructure to drive the continuous improvement of performance, functionality, and stability of the system.

The successful candidate will be someone who demonstrates strong ownership, takes initiative, and thrives in an environment where you can take charge of critical projects and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong computer science fundamentals
• Expert C++ development skills, including network & multithreading
• Experience building enterprise systems and low-latency applications
• Hands-on knowledge of some message-oriented middleware: e.g. Solace, LBM, Tib/RV, etc.
• Bachelors (or higher) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Economics
• Desirable: Position Management Systems development (including corresponding risk & compliance checks)
• Significant salary + bonus + benefits
• Build complex software solutions to solve challenging problems in agile environment
• Work with some of the smartest minds in the industry from a range of backgrounds

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

Trading Systems Engineer – London & NYC London