Senior Low-Latency Algorithmic Trading Engineer

Wesbank

Johannesburg

On-site

ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Wesbank is seeking an Algorithmic Trading Software Developer in Johannesburg to design and build low-latency trading applications supporting FX, FI, commodities and equities. You will work with Traders, Quants and Product Owners to translate strategies into production-ready solutions and maintain pricing engines with robust risk controls.

The role emphasizes modern Java engineering practices, distributed systems, microservices and DevSecOps in a demanding trading environment.

Qualifications

Minimum 8+ years' experience in software engineering, Java development or electronic trading technology environments.
Expert-level Java development skills and modern Java frameworks.
Experience delivering solutions across the full software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Design, develop and support high-performance algorithmic trading platforms across multiple asset classes.
Develop low-latency, high-throughput trading applications capable of real-time market data processing.
Collaborate with Traders, Quants and Product Owners to translate strategies into scalable tech solutions.
Design and implement smart order routing, execution algorithms and market-making logic.
Build reusable frameworks, services and libraries for trading, pricing, risk management and analytics.
Ensure resilience, security and observability in production trading systems.