VP, Real-Time Trading Platform Engineering

SGI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SGI in London is seeking an Engineering Lead (VP level) to drive the design and delivery of a next-generation trading platform across multiple asset classes.

The role defines technical strategy, architecture, and engineering standards, and partners with Front Office stakeholders to deliver pricing, execution, and trading capabilities. You will lead cloud-native, low-latency solutions and oversee real-time market data and analytics platforms.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within investment banking, electronic trading, or capital markets tech.
• Proven track record delivering Front Office trading platforms across asset classes.
• Experience with Fixed Income, Equities, ETFs, OTC Derivatives.
• Strong understanding of pre-trade tech: pricing, market data, execution workflows, and order management.
• Experience partnering with Trading, Sales, Quantitative, and Product teams.
• Deep knowledge of electronic trading workflows, market structure, liquidity management, and execution strategies.
• Experience leading engineering teams and large-scale platform transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of a next-generation trading platform across multiple asset classes
• Define technical strategy, architecture, and engineering standards
• Partner with Front Office stakeholders to deliver trading, pricing, and execution capabilities
• Drive development of cloud-native, scalable, and low-latency solutions
• Oversee real-time market data, pricing, and analytics platforms
• Lead engineering teams through platform transformation and modernisation initiatives
• Ensure solutions support revenue generation, market-making, risk management, and trading efficiency
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes

Skills

Python

R

Rust

Tools

Real-time pricing engines

Pre-trade analytics platforms

Market data platforms

Execution and trading systems

Low-latency trading infrastructure

Real-time market data feeds

Pricing data

Trade and execution data

Ticket-level data

Streaming analytics platforms

Cloud-native architecture

Distributed systems design

Event-driven processing

Job description

SGI in London is seeking an Engineering Lead (VP level) to drive the design and delivery of a next-generation trading platform across multiple asset classes.

The role defines technical strategy, architecture, and engineering standards, and partners with Front Office stakeholders to deliver pricing, execution, and trading capabilities. You will lead cloud-native, low-latency solutions and oversee real-time market data and analytics platforms.