Ultra-Low Latency Network Architect

Stanford Black Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast & lunch

13% pension

Year-one guaranteed bonus

Work abroad days

Private health

Relocation packages

Job summary

Stanford Black Limited in London is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to provide technical leadership across its ultra-low-latency trading network and related market connectivity infrastructure. The role demands deep expertise, ownership of complex issues, and the ability to shape architecture and standards across global data-centre networks.

You will lead investigations into latency, routing and multicast performance, and mentor engineers while driving automation and repeatable patterns for

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in ultra-low-latency trading networking.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, BGP, and market connectivity.
• Experience with FPGA-connected networks and latency-sensitive systems.
• Ability to lead architectural decisions and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of complex networking challenges in ultra-low-latency trading and market connectivity.
• Lead deep investigations into latency, packet behaviour, performance bottlenecks, resilience, and network reliability.
• Act as a principal technical authority and influence critical design decisions.
• Drive evolution of network architecture and practical engineering standards.
• Analyse network behaviour across the full stack using packet analysis, telemetry and data.
• Lead or contribute to migrations and architectural improvements across the global estate.
• Improve network automation, configuration validation, monitoring and tooling.
• Mentor engineers and raise engineering standards across the networking function.

Skills

Ultra-low latency

Routing & switching

Market connectivity

FPGA networks

Network automation

Telemetry & analysis

Mentoring engineers

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

BGP

Multicast

Data centre networks

FPGA interfaces

Job description

Stanford Black Limited in London is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to provide technical leadership across its ultra-low-latency trading network and related market connectivity infrastructure. The role demands deep expertise, ownership of complex issues, and the ability to shape architecture and standards across global data-centre networks.

You will lead investigations into latency, routing and multicast performance, and mentor engineers while driving automation and repeatable patterns for