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Lead Developer - London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group
London
In office
Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED
+5

Lead Java Developer

Business Unit: FTSE Russell - Index Platform
Company: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands - on Lead Java Engineer with AI proficiency to help build the next generation FTSE Russell Index Platform. This platform underpins the calculation and distribution of FTSE Russell’s global family of indexes and requires advanced engineering, high precision data processing, and deep collaboration across global teams.

This is a deeply technical role focused on designing, building, integrating, and operationalising modern software and AI driven capabilities across internal platforms and client facing products. You will work with innovative technologies, contribute to complex algorithmic design, and drive engineering excellence in a high performance , data intensive environment.

Key Responsibilities

Core Engineering & Platform Delivery

  • Design, develop, and maintain complex Java and Python applications using modern engineering practices. Build / embed AI powered features into mission critical systems.

  • Architect and enhance services that support large scale , performance critical index computations.

  • Collaborate with Product Managers, UX, and engineering teams globally to deliver high quality products.

  • Lead projects end - to - end through requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations.

  • Build and maintain automated test suites to ensure performance, scalability, and security.

  • Diagnose production issues, identify root causes, and deliver Level 3 support and fixes.

  • Conduct peer reviews, provide technical leadership, and mentor junior engineers.

Required Experience & Skills

  • 12+ years of hands - on backend software engineering experience.

  • Support the organisation’s AI adoption journey . Develop and enhance intelligent solutions using LLMs, LangChain / LangGraph , and agentic AI frameworks.

  • Establish engineering best practices for safe, scalable, traceable and production ready AI deployments across internal platforms and external product suites.

  • Strong algorithms, data structures, problem solving skills , and ability to translate business problems into scalable solutions.

  • Good command of coding standards and Strong understanding of both high level and low level software design

  • Expertise in:

  • Core Java , Python

  • Building highly distributed, data intensive systems

  • Microservices, REST APIs

  • RDBMS (Oracle/SQL Server/Postgres)

  • CI/CD tools (Jenkins/GitLab), DevOps automation

  • Docker, Kubernetes

  • JVM profiling & performance optimisation

  • Prior exposure to Level 3 production support.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Experience leading or mentoring a team of engineers .

  • Experience within financial services or with financial market data.

  • Familiarity with in - memory caching, Spring Boot, Redis, Kafka.

  • Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber, JBehave , or Karate.

  • Experience running Agile teams.

What We’re Looking For

A proactive , creative engineering leader who enjoys solving complex problems, working hands - on with modern technologies, and driving AI enabled innovation. If you’re passionate about building resilient, intelligent, data intensive systems that power global financial markets, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We enhance each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Career Stage:
Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject .

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

Solution Architect, Cloud Solutions - London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group
London
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

About Us:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 65 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

Our People:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 65 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

Role Profile:

The Business Consultant, provides deep domain knowledge and solution design expertise throughout the entire sales cycle by supporting customer engagements via activities such as gathering requirements, running customer workshops, solution design, developing proof of concepts, demonstrating solution capabilities, specifying deliverables in a Statement of Work and also building/delivering these solutions.

The consultant works in close partnership with the Sales team who lead the business, contractual and commercial engagement with the customer.

Solutions and services supported by the Consulting team cut across the full spectrum of capabilities within the Data and Feeds portfolio, so Solutions Architects typically have a mix of strong technical, product and customer expertise.

The successful candidate will typically have proven experience with real-time data feeds and a proven track record in supporting the sale of solutions in complex and challenging environments.

What You’ll Be Doing:

This role is pivotal to the sales and delivery process, requiring coordination with colleagues in Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, Customer Consulting, Product Management and other teams within LSEG, as well as third-party partners. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with a solution mind-set, possess a passion for data feeds, understand the latest trends in market data and understand front to back office workflow…

  • Run customer workshops/ presentations
  • Solution workflow/technical design
  • Requirements clarification, specification, and documentation
  • Proof of Concept delivery including development/integration work
  • Product/Solution discussions.
  • Deliver demos of feeds and capabilities at client sites and via Teams for pre-sales clients
  • Maintain an expert level of real-time data & technology knowledge as well as product suites
  • Coordination with developers/third parties, Contributing to RFP and RFI responses/engagements, and overlooking data coverage checks.
  • Respond speedily to customer needs, working with vitality to propose creative solutions that deliver demonstrable value
  • Act as an advocate for customer needs to the business and product teams intensifying issues quickly
  • Leading an internal Solution Governance Forum, avoiding scope creep in solutions designed and mismatched expectation
  • Coordinating client, technical and operations partners where vital.

What You’ll Bring:

  • Expertise : You will have had hands on experience in proposing solution designs, Realtime Feed delivery, infrastructure hosting, snap and bulk content delivery.

  • Technical: A deep hands-on understanding of infrastructure, hosting, cloud, Linux servers, databases, common API technologies and concepts including Websockets, Restful API’s, FTP and VPN.

  • Ability to respond positively to pressure and take a flexible approach to the dynamic, fast moving market data field.

  • Knowledge of Financial Markets and how they work

  • Industry knowledge and hands-on experience of Docker, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Python, Java

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a related position

  • Open minded, curious, can-do attitude and enthusiastic.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as presentation skills are key

  • Critical reasoning skills in order to identify problems and provide solutions quickly. Detail Oriented.

  • Analytical, organized, detail oriented, multitasking, and disciplined. Proven fast learners, self-motivated, and proven logical reasoning skills

  • Ability to effectively work within a team and to collaborate is required

  • Client-facing experience

  • English and fluency in one other main European language would be a plus

  • Bachelors degree in engineering or sciences

  • Knowledge of competitive data feeds would be a plus

  • Working knowledge of Refinitiv products would be a plus

Career Stage:
Senior Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject .

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

Senior Data Engineer
McCabe & Barton
London
Hybrid
Senior
£650/day
RECENTLY POSTED
+1

Senior Software Engineer – Data Engineering

Contract duration:- 6 months initially (with extension available for the right person)

Location:- London EC4

Hybrid working:3 days per week in office + 2 days WFH

Rate: £650 inside IR35

Join our Data Engineering team at the heart of a quantitative investment firm, powering the infrastructure which drives our systematic trading strategies and cutting-edge discretionary research. You’ll help architect a multi-petabyte scale estate, processing billions of datapoints daily from thousands of data sources. Our stack combines Java and Python, with foundations of Kafka, ArcticDB, MongoDB, and more.

What you bring to the role

  • Experience working with large scale messaging and downsampling solutions
  • Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics
  • 5-7 years of professional experience in software engineering with Java or Python as your primary language and knowledge of both
  • Proficient on Linux platforms and strong understanding of Git
  • Deep knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies such as Iceberg, Postgres, or MongoDB
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities
  • Ability to work independently and gather requirements from stakeholders

Advantageous to have

• Familiarity with distributed systems and orchestration

• Experience with performance optimization and large-scale data processing

• Contributions to open-source projects

• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs)

Investment Banking - Low Latency C++ Developer - financial markets/Linux/scripting/low latency/TCP/I
Scope AT Limited
London
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

Investment Banking - Low Latency C++ Developer - financial markets/Linux/Scripting/low latency/TCP/IP

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
We are looking for a C++ developer to be part of the low latency development team. The team provides industry leading low-latency trading services for our clients, utilizing FPGA, C++ and Java technologies. The candidate will be focusing on the C++ components.

The ideal candidate:
Is motivated by working in a high performing team,
Is flexible to change of work streams as business priorities change or problems arise,
Likes to learn from others as well as improve and invent,
Knows that the only way to make things better is to do it, not to just talk about it.
Candidate must enjoy working in an agile development environment, where the measure of success is the swift and frequent delivery of useful software.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Plan, design, develop, document, test, deploy, and support new and existing features/modules

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES ASSESSMENT
7+ years of C/C++ development experience
Experience with financial markets/clients
Experience with order entry gateway development.
Experience with market data
Reasonable knowledge of Linux
Some Scripting knowledge
Interest and some knowledge of principles of developing for low latency
Relationship Builder
Ability to work under pressure to meet targets
Understanding of TCP/IP protocol a plus

Permanent role - hybrid working - Central London based

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Lead Software Engineer - Digital Assets - London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group
London
In office
Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

OUR PEOPLE:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

Role profile:

Job Description Summary

Working on the existing WMX platform and build outstanding index/benchmark product capabilities and production processes.

Collaborate with the product, research, partnerships, governance and policy, sales strategy, operations, marketing, and other teams to create innovative technical solutions for RBSL.

Work closely with the product delivery team to align delivery priority/timelines with business and client expectations

Coach and train junior software engineers in WMX team to grow into SMEs.

Role Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

  • Demonstrates significant knowledge of a single or multiple technologies and advises on design, development and implementation
  • Advances tools and applications by producing clean and efficient code and reviews others’ code when required
  • Promoting an open and inclusive culture, holding responsibility for motivation, retention and performance management, and leads by example
  • Demonstrates depth of knowledge and expertise in software development and is regarded as the SME in their domain. Develops knowledge of other domains to understand linkages and dependencies
  • Understands the tech strategy and culture, and how this impacts own work as well as adjacent teams
  • Develops an understanding of the market and LSEG’s commercial position in it
  • Leads the delivery of critical projects, coaching team members to be productive with little direction; delegating and reviewing work when required
  • Works with architects to decompose a solution into Epics
  • Adapts existing patterns to develop robust solutions
  • Leads timely design work and planning for Epics breaking them down to journeys with product owners and quality leads
  • Continues to build and develop strong relationships with senior collaborators (internally and externally), representing LSEG appropriately. Promotes collaboration between and within teams and communicates sophisticated information clearly to all audiences
  • Continues to develop technology and industry expertise through certifications, professional qualifications and networking events as well as invest in creating development opportunities for the team.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Professional qualification or equivalent
  • In-depth knowledge of at least one popular programming language (Java, C++, Python)
  • Significant experience in a software development and delivery role
  • Interest in and understanding of the digital asset domain including current trends, L1 and L2 protocols, centralized and de-centralized applications and services.
  • Knowledge of blockchain protocols including tokenization standards, smart contracts, wallets and private key custody. Hands on experience preferred .
  • In-depth knowledge of REST APIs, microservices architecture, and AWS cloud platform, with comprehensive understanding of cloud-based infrastructure
  • Familiar with database knowledge, better on Postgres, Oracle.
  • Understanding Design Pattern, UML well
  • Some experience of Business and Technical Analysis, Quality Assurance, delivery management, and / or Emerging Technology and Governance
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Advocate for and implement automation to streamline operational processes, reduce manual effort, and improve efficiency
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster effective collaboration across functional teams

Career Stage:
Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject .

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

Quantitative Engineer - London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group
London
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary
+7

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

OUR PEOPLE:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers!!

ROLE SUMMARY:

FTSE Russell, a leader in global indexing and analytics, is seeking a skilled and motivated Quantitative Engineer to build robust, scalable and automated applications that support trillions in assets. You will have a combined understanding and background in software engineering, quantitative finance and data analysis to help build the next generation of Index solutions. Your work will be at the intersection of finance and technology, working alongside other analysts and engineers supporting the timely delivery of high-quality software, and fostering a culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

As a Quantitative Engineer, you’ll build with purpose - solving real-world problems with measurable impact. You will need to possess an excellent attention to detail and an ability to think laterally to solve business problems alongside an ability to hit the ground running, learn quickly and work against tight deadlines.

  • Develop and Engineer: Write clean, efficient, maintainable code to support index calculations, back-testing, performance attribution and analytics frameworks used for internal and external stakeholders. Build tools to streamline Index monitoring, validation and rebalancing as well as ad-hoc requests.
  • Work with data: Integrate, process, clean and analyze financial datasets including traded instruments (equity, fixed-income, currencies, commodities and their derivatives), reference and alternative data, and ensure their appropriateness for production grade applications.
  • Automate and Scale: Implement RESTful APIs, cloud-native solutions, microservices, and automated CI/CD pipelines for rapid delivery. Design test cases and implement automated test drivers. Analyse production problems, provide troubleshooting and support as and when needed.
  • Business Support: Collaborate with Product, Research and Operations teams to provide support and tools for their day-to-day and periodic activities, transition prototype code to our unified Enterprise computational framework and extend the Firm’s analytics and product offering.
  • Learn and Grow: Gain in depth exposure to quantitative methods, systematic investment strategies and associated analytics, and the full lifecycle of FTSER’s product offering. Communicate with clarity, precision, and influence, presenting complex information in a clear and concise format that is appropriate for the audience.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

  • Minimum 2 years experience of quantitative analytics, research and development within financial services with a bank, asset manager, insurance company or related vendor. Strong background and expertise in data and methods applicable within risk management, portfolio construction, systematic investment strategies, cross-asset cash and derivative instruments and conventions are required.
  • Graduate with an advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Statistics, Physics or related scientific discipline, with any further professional qualifications being welcome.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and SQL. Experience and exposure to data analytics libraries such as numpy, pandas, scipy, cvxpy. Experience with queries and familiarity with stored procedures. Familiarity with code version control tools such as GIT or similar, and ideally experience with APIs implementation
  • Strong background in software engineering best practices, standards and principles. Ability to write high performance code, strong understanding of data structures, algorithmic development, code optimization and complex problem-solving skills are required.
  • Additional programming skills in C# or Java, experience defining manipulating, and managing configurations and systems based on JSON and XML models. Database skills across standard technologies such as SQL Server, Sybase, Snowflake or PostgreSQL. Cloud development, management and deployment with services such as AWS (EC2, Lambda, Glue, EKS, SQS) or similar.

Career Stage:
Senior Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject .

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

Lead, Engineering Practices - London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group
London
Remote or hybrid
Senior
Private salary

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

OUR PEOPLE:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

ROLE PROFILE:

As a Lead in the Engineering Practices team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing engineering practices across the organisation. This varied position covers many aspects of engineering, including Cloud, Software Development, DevOps, CICD, Observability and Operations, ensuring our engineering practices are fit-for-purpose and ensuring best practices are adopted throughout our teams.

Key responsibilities of this role will be to drive initiatives around operational practices, including FinOps, Observability, Resilience and Operational Automation. Driving operational cost efficiency initiatives across the Group will be a critical outcome.

Success in this role will be measured by increased operational efficiency, as measured by metrics that you will need to develop and build. You will collaborate with senior leaders, engineers, and cross-functional teams, providing thought leadership and mentoring to support the professional development and growth of our engineering community.

ROLE SUMMARY:

  • Develop strategies, then steer and monitor the delivery of key parts of our Engineering Practices, as needed. Key focus area for this role will be Operational practices - including FinOps, Observability, Resilience and Operational Automation.
  • Lead the evolution and adoption of engineering practices across the organisation, ensuring methodologies remain up-to-date and effective, particularly in support of AI initiatives.
  • Lead initiatives to drive operational cost efficiency across the Group, in areas such as Cloud, Software Licencing, Infrastructure Decommissioning, and Automation.
  • Define and build metrics to measure operational efficiency across the Group.
  • Collaborate closely with senior leaders, engineers, and cross-functional teams to provide thought leadership, mentorship, and support for professional growth within the engineering community.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

  • Broad experience of software and cloud engineering in large, complex organizations.
  • Deep understanding of modern engineering practices (DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, CICD, Testing, Observability etc) and IT service management (ITSM) enabled by a modern engineering tooling ecosystem.
  • Hands-on experience with coding, and the ability to solve problems using common engineering tools e.g. GitHub/GitLab, Python, Java, Go, PowerBI, SQL, GitHub Copilot etc.
  • A passion for driving and delivering operational efficiencies.
  • Experience working for a large, complex organisation where decisions and actions are highly federated.
  • Solid skills in leading and managing communities of internal stakeholders, fostering collaboration and driving the adoption of strategic standards and ways of working.

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN:

  • An opportunity to shape and drive impactful initiatives within a leading global financial market infrastructure provider.
  • Work with the most knowledgeable leaders in LSEG’s engineering and operational domains to solve impactful problems.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge Engineering practices, such as Agentic AI development, get inspired by learning from industry trends and high-profile use cases from across LSEG.
  • Be recognized as a trusted advisor and expert in LSEG, contributing your expertise and thought leadership to all engineering divisions within the organization.

Career Stage:
Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject .

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

Data Engineer DV Cleared
Datatech
London
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary

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DV Cleared Data Engineers UK, London, Manchester, Bristol, Hybrid

Active DV Clearance required, no exceptions

We’re supporting a leading UK organisation delivering secure, production-grade data platforms across defence and national security.

This is not theory, or internal tooling. This is real engineering, in live environments, where the output directly supports critical decision making.


The Role

You’ll design, build and run end-to-end data pipelines powering high-impact systems in secure environments.

Working in modern cloud architectures, you’ll help deliver scalable, resilient platforms where performance and reliability genuinely matter.


What you’ll be doing

• Building robust pipelines across ingestion, transformation and serving layers • Working with Python, SQL and APIs to curate and operationalise data • Handling large scale, complex datasets, structured and unstructured • Integrating multiple data sources into scalable platforms • Collaborating with engineers, architects and stakeholders to deliver real outcomes


Tech environment

Python, SQL, Spark, Java or Scala AWS, Azure or GCP Modern, distributed data architectures


What we’re looking for

• Active DV clearance, essential • Proven experience building production grade data pipelines • Strong engineering mindset, not just scripting or analysis • Experience with big data tooling and cloud platforms • Comfortable operating in fast paced, delivery focused environments


Why this role

You’ll be working on systems that actually get used, in environments where failure isn’t an option.

High impact, high trust, and technically challenging work, with real ownership from day one.


**DV cleared and open to a conversation? Let’s talk

Senior Lead Engineer, Post Trade (Blockchain) - London Stock Exchange Group
London Stock Exchange Group
London
In office
Senior
Private salary
+8

Role Profile

The successful candidate for the Senior Lead Engineer role, will be working with the Director Technical Delivery Solution and Delivery, will form part of a team building a complex, ground-up cloud-based critical market infrastructure service in a bold new venture for LSEG. This opening requires a candidate who takes great pride in delivering excellence with excellent logical and technical skills and a can-do attitude combined with a helpful mentality, and a wish to play a critical role in forming and growing a new business.

Key Responsibilities

A strong focus on engineering excellence and coding, adopting an open and hands-on approach to problem-solving and delivery. Engage deeply in technical design and implementation to ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with industry standards. Actively contribute to all stages of the product engineering life cycle-solutioning, design, coding, and testing-while promoting collaboration and transparency within the team to drive high-quality outcomes.

Demonstrate ownership and pride in work, proactively taking on new responsibilities aligned with product engineering needs. Embrace and apply LSEG engineering principles, diving deep technically to build with purpose and foster excellence within the team through open collaboration. Create an environment of engagement, challenge, and constructive questioning, ensuring trust and respect are maintained and a strong one-team mentality is upheld

Key Skills and Experience

Event driven microservices architecture

  • Strong understanding of microservices design, including pitfalls and best practices.
  • Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and event-driven architecture principles.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Skilled in event-driven patterns for efficient and robust communication.
  • Expertise in building and maintaining DevOps pipelines, ideally with GitLab.
  • Proficient in shift-left testing using tools like JUnit, Cucumber, Gherkin, PACT, and Test Containers.
  • Working knowledge of event/message brokers such as Kafka and MQ.

Advanced Java

  • Strong experience in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
  • Advanced knowledge of Java 17+ features and practical experience with Spring Boot.
  • Skilled in developing RESTful services, including REST design principles, Swagger/OpenAPI, and Spring REST MVC.
  • Proficient in building and delivering enterprise-grade Java applications.
  • Hands-on experience with data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and multi-threading.

Database Management

  • Strong SQL knowledge with experience in relational databases such as Postgres.
  • Working knowledge of object storage solutions, e.g., AWS S3.
  • Familiarity with database version control tools like Flyway and Liquibase.

Cloud Architecture

  • Experience working with major public cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
  • Hands-on use of cloud-based services such as AWS Aurora, MSK, S3, and IAM.
  • Basic understanding of cloud networking concepts.

Blockchain Integration and Interoperability

  • Understanding of blockchain fundamentals, including consensus mechanisms and smart contracts.
  • Knowledge of interoperability protocols
  • Experience integrating blockchain solutions with existing enterprise systems.
  • Familiarity with cross-chain communication and bridging technologies.
  • Awareness of security considerations in blockchain integration (e.g., cryptographic standards, key management).
  • Knowledge of token standard and transaction lifecycle.

Agile Ways of Working

  • Strong understanding and commitment to the ethos of agile working.
  • Experience working within Scrum and Kanban frameworks.
  • Active participation in sprint ceremonies, including Product Backlog Refinement.
  • Proven collaboration with cross-functional teams in scaled agile environments.

Key Behaviours

  • Delivery-focused: Committed to meeting deadlines and managing stakeholder expectations.
  • Accountable: Takes ownership and responsibility for outcomes.
  • Collaborative: Works effectively within cross-functional teams and fosters teamwork.
  • Communicative: Champions clear, respectful, and constructive communication.
  • Quality-driven: Maintains high standards in code quality, testing, and CI/CD practices.
  • Adaptable & Innovative: Eager to learn, improve, and embrace new technologies.
  • Critical yet Respectful: Challenges ideas constructively while maintaining professionalism.
  • Engineering Mindset: Passionate about solving problems and minimizing complexity.

Career Stage:
Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject .

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

Software Engineer (Any OO)- Systematic Hedge Fund
Oxford Knight
London
Remote or hybrid
Mid - Senior
£200,000

Salary: up to £200k + bonus

Company:

This hedge fund, with a cool start-up vibe, is the next big thing in systematic trading. Using the best technology and tools in the market, they are developing proprietary trading strategies, technology and algorithms to make tens of thousands of trades per second.

Technology is central to the success of this company: they rely heavily on the ultra-low latency of trades and high performance code, proudly branding themselves 97% tech-driven and ‘more like a software house’ than a bank. Although they work with a range of technologies - C++/Java/C# - candidates with any OO experience will be considered.

This is an entirely UK-based fund and is one of the best performing systematic prop funds over the last 10 years. All of the major decision-makers are based in London - which is a very rare advantage.

Position:

They are seeking several strong developers to join the EU development team based in London. With experience developing in OO languages [C++ or Java or C#] you will work on one of the core trading systems. While you need NO financial knowledge, you should be keen to learn.

This role is business facing; working with traders to implement new ideas and further enhance the in-house developed trading applications whilst maintaining scalability.

Your key responsibilities will be to produce the best trading tools in London. Finding new techniques on how to improve trading algorithms and systems, as well as improving performance on the current system will be crucial.

Required:

  • Excellent OO knowledge [C++ / Java / C#]
  • Degree (or relevant qualification) - preferably Computer Science or numerate subject
  • Desire and ability to learn more, particularly about financial markets
  • Commercially aware, priorities in business context
  • Strong team-oriented attitude with natural inclination to share and collaborate

Helpful:

  • Understanding and experience developing mission-critical, performance-sensitive, real-time systems
  • Experienced in multithreaded (and preferably network) software development
  • Cross-platform development [Windows and Linux]
  • Thorough understanding of software development methodologies - especially scrum/agile methods
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

NB: Please do not apply if you are a fresh graduate.

Benefits:

  • Incredible salary & bonus
  • They’re willing to be flexible with WFH
  • Daily catering - breakfast, lunch, plus a fully stocked kitchen
  • Chill-out area with pool table, table tennis, TV and Playstation
  • Competitive annual leave, health & life insurance, gym membership
  • Two discretionary performance-related bonuses a year

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.

Contact
If this sounds like you, or you would like to know more, please get in touch.

Andy Stirling-Martin
andy@oxfordknight.co.uk
020 3137 9579
linkedin.com/in/andrew-stirling-martin-7664a946

Software Engineer, PB Core - London- Global Prime Brokerage & Financing Platform
Oxford Knight
London
In office
Mid - Senior
Private salary

Summary

Exciting opportunity at one of the fastest growing financial services firms around the world. They offer prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets, and are now looking to hire world-class software engineers to help build on their success.

This is a pivotal role, where your primary focus will be building the firm’s real-time event processing system (i.e. clearing sub-ledger). This will involve designing, developing and maintaining the core infrastructure & systems for the prime brokerage platform, including trade execution, position management, risk monitoring, and reporting modules.

Responsibilities

  • Build robust systems for managing the entire trade lifecycle, from order routing & execution to settlement & reconciliation.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system components for maximum throughput, low latency, and high reliability.
  • Draw on your knowledge and experience to support your team in making diligent & sound architectural decisions, upholding the highest bar for quality.

Requirements

  • 8+ years’ in software development/engineering experience
  • Strong programming skills in Java, C++, or Python
  • Familiarity with industry-standard technologies and protocols, e.g. FIX protocol, market data feeds, OMS
  • Experience with distributed systems and high-throughput services
  • Background in real-time transaction processing within trading, risk management, or web2.0 companies (large-scale transaction/event-processing systems: trading systems, risk management systems, pricing systems)
  • Driven self-starter with a strong sense of ownership coupled with effective collaboration and leadership
  • Excellent communication skills, plus ability to develop relationships with stakeholders across the firm
  • Solid financial services experience
  • B.S. degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or related field.

Nice to Have

  • Experience at a fast-paced, high-growth-stage company
  • Digital assets experience

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.

Contact
If you feel you are suitable for this role, drop me an email or give me a call:

Jack Peck
[e] jack.peck@oxfordknight.co.uk
[t] +44 20 3745 6537
linkedin.com/in/jack-peck-448a70131

Lead Java Developer - FX Options Realtime Risk - Citi
Citi
London
Hybrid
Senior
Private salary

Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview
Lead Java Developer - FX Options Realtime Risk
Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance - we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

Description
This position is responsible for leading a team working on our FX real-time risk system, driving key deliverables, managing the backlog of work, and contributing technically where needed. As a front-office facing role, you’ll be the first point of contact for the FX Options Trading desk, providing quick and decisive action on technical delivery and incident resolution.

Responsibilities
Leadership & Delivery

  • Lead and mentor a high-performing team working on critical FX real-time risk infrastructure.

  • Drive key deliverables and manage the backlog in collaboration with business stakeholders

  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for FX Options Trading leadership and make technical decisions, providing architectural direction as we modernize and onboard to the bank’s strategic risk platform

  • Contribute hands-on using our tech stack: Java, CouchbaseDB, Kafka, Apache Storm. Design and implement solutions for complex real-time risk calculation requirements

  • Act as SME to senior stakeholders including the trading desk and risk managers. Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets

Required Experience

  • Extensive experience in application development and systems analysis

  • Proven financial knowledge of FX trading and risk systems is essential

  • Proven experience leading and mentor a high-performing team working on critical FX real-time risk infrastructure and managing successful project deliveries

  • Strong hands-on expertise in Java, especially in the context of distributed systems and real-time data processing

  • Excellent communication skills with ability to interact confidently with trading desk heads

Bonus points for

  • CouchbaseDB, Kafka, Apache Storm, Spring, OpenShift, GCP
  • Understanding of AI/analytics applications in financial systems

What Makes This Role Special
Outstanding Team Culture - Join a collaborative, supportive team with a fantastic culture that values innovation and mutual growth.
Deep Business Learning - Unique opportunity to learn the FX trading business inside and out, working directly with senior traders.
Technical Leadership - Provide technical direction on a critical system while working with modern technologies and AI/analytics innovations.
Career Growth - Exposure to strategic platform modernization, cloud technologies, and direct business leadership interaction.

Education
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience in a similar role

What we’ll provide you
By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

  • 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • A discretional annual performance related bonus
  • Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  • Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit our About Us | Culture, Values & Benefits page to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.


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Time Type:
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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi .

View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.

Fixed Income eTrading Connectivity - Senior Developer (VP) - Citi
Citi
London
Hybrid
Leader
Private salary

Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

Fixed Income eTrading Connectivity - Senior Developer (VP)

About Citi
Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Fixed Income eTrading Tech Overview
The evolution of electronic trading and automation has changed the way that fixed income products trade forever; driving a need for real-time, low latency pricing, market making and risk technology. In this increasingly electronic and competitive landscape, Citi is key player due to its leading eTrading platform and investment in technology. The Fixed Income eTrading team is at the forefront, by building high-performance low latency technology that supports the execution of billions of dollars of client trades every day. Our competitive advantage is our technology and having a platform that provides exceptional and dependable trading experience. If you have this kind of vision, capable of seeing ahead, of developing a clear path forward in a quest to try the as yet untried, here is the opportunity.

Job Purpose:
The Fixed Income Connectivity team globally supports connectivity and routing solutions to ECN platforms and clients. This is achieved using a mixture of Direct FIX API connections and a variety of vendors APIs/Platforms. We’re seeking to hire an experienced candidate to join the connectivity team in creating a best in class, next generation product for our connectivity needs. The role will involve contributions to the global build-out, as well as maintaining a strong partnership with both internal and external stakeholders. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to transform the connectivity landscape at Citi. It will involve working directly with internal and external partners to solve both business and technology problems with a direct measurable impact on the business.

Key Responsibilities / Role:

  • Designing and developing front office eTrading applications for the trading business
  • Understanding of good design principles and ability to adhere to complex design
  • Development of common, reusable components and services utilizing Citi’s best practices
  • Responsible for creating high performance, low latency applications leveraging existing Citi frameworks
  • Ensuring strong reliability, scalability and performance of the core application components
  • Drive architecture and execute on our technical strategy while partnering with various technology teams and to continue to evolve technical architecture roadmap beyond near term objectives
  • Coordinate development with both internal technology teams and Traders, Sales, and Quants
  • Driving engineering standards and continuing to strive for best - whilst utilizing creativity and innovation to improve the technical capabilities of the platform and ensuring it remains stable, flexible, and maintainable
  • Troubleshooting challenging performance and scalability issues
  • Assisting in third line support during core trading hours while working with other e-Trading teams to manage and support the applications

Knowledge/Experience:

  • Extensive hand-on coding expertise in C+++ and Core Java, Mult-threading and Concurrency. Any exposure to systems programming (e.g. Rust ) would be useful
  • Strong focus on system performance tuning and experience with low latency programming techniques
  • Strong academic record, ideally with a Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science,

engineering or related technical or quantitative discipline

  • Demonstrable success in designing and delivering complex applications
  • Strong software development fundamentals, data structures, design patterns, Object-Oriented programming, architecture, algorithms, and problem-solving skills
  • Solid understanding of service architecture and high performance, low latency, and multithreading techniques
  • Experience of developing market connectivity applications is highly desirable
  • Prior experience in building e-trading systems is highly desirable
  • Knowledge of any financial products like Interest Rates, Spread Products, FX, Equities or Futures (e.g. bonds, interest rate swaps, repos) is highly desirable
  • Technical skills include Java, Spring, FIX, Aeron, Solace, Chronicle, TDD, BDD, KDB, REST, Gradle, Git and Unix Scripting

Competencies:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to face off to business users
  • Self-motivated individual and with determination to achieve goals
  • Willingness to learn, both technically and professionally
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Good team working skills and ability to work in a distributed global team environment
  • Ability to work on a fast-pace environment; Flexible and able to deliver quality results in the required timeframe

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

What we’ll provide you
By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

  • 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • A discretional annual performance related bonus
  • Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  • Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit our About Us | Culture, Values & Benefits page to learn more.
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.


Job Family Group:
Technology ------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
Full time ------------------------------------------------------
Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi .

View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.

Lead Technical /Solutions Architect - London - £140-160k good bonus
McCabe & Barton
London
Hybrid
Senior
Private salary

Leading investment management firm is seeking a Lead Technical/Solutions Architect with an investment banking or asset management background, aligning technology with business capabilities to enable effective strategy execution and business transformation. 1. Our client is willing to consider candidates who are currently Senior Software Engineering Managers looking to step across into a senior Architecture role possibly for the first time. That said, all applicants must bring good knowledge of architecture principles, patterns, best practices and professional experience with at least one major OO language (C#, C++, Java) Role Summary This is a pivotal role for the newly established function, initially responsible for providing architectural and technical oversight of foundational architecture components, which will form the basis for our standardization, modernization and simplification initiatives over the coming years. This will involve building a strong relationship with delivery teams, working alongside them to ensure solid, fit for purpose technology, pattern and strategy selection – whilst ensuring the vision is aligned to the overall Enterprise Architecture stated goals. You will gain the opportunity to expand your remit, this could be by widening your architectural remit and/or developing our Platform as a Product offering into a shared architectural components/shared services model, supporting and enabling our application development teams to increase cadence and common pattern usage. From day one, you will be expected to continually champion architectural and engineering excellence, highlighting both areas of strength and areas to be targeted for improvement – alongside acting as one of the enablers of tech innovation within the firm. The ideal candidate will possess a strong, technical background – alongside a strong ‘right tool for the job’, research-based mindset and relationship-based influencing skills. Responsibilities Strategic Planning and Development : 1. Work alongside your colleagues in the Enterprise Architecture team to develop both the current and strategic state architectures for the firm. Architecture Design and Implementation : 1. Lead or advise on the architecturally significant design of robust, scalable, and secure application solutions. 2. Ensure all components adhere to enterprise architecture standards and best practices. 3. Champion reusable, scalable, cloud-first architecture to the application teams. Leadership and Collaboration : 1. Lead and mentor a team of architects and engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. 2. Collaborate with IT leaders, business stakeholders, and external partners to ensure successful delivery of technology projects. 3. Provide expert guidance on application architecture to other teams within the organization. Continuous Improvement : 1. Drive continuous improvement initiatives in application architecture, focusing on optimization and modernization. 2. Stay informed about the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies to keep the organization at the forefront of application architecture. Qualifications Required: Education and Experience : 1. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field and 10+ years of experience in IT, with 4+ years in a senior EA Architect role (Enterprise Architecture Organization preferred) 2. Proven experience leading and influencing other technical team members. 3. Experience establishing application development patterns and practices. Technical Skills : 1. Deep understanding of application development and architecture principles, patterns, best practices. 2. Professional experience with a variety of technologies – including database, messaging and at least one major OO language (C#, C++, Java) 3. Proficiency in application development in both on-premise, cloud and hybrid models. 4. Experience with DevSec Ops practices and tools. Leadership and Soft Skills : 1. Strong influencing and collaboration skills with the ability to inspire, guide teams and develop global connections. 2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 3. Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical skills. 4. Ability to be engaged in multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. Preferred: 1. Certification in TOGAF 9 Enterprise Architecture Practitioner certification. 2. Cloud Certifications highly preferred.

EMEA Algo Trading Team Lead - Equities Technology - Citi
Citi
London
Hybrid
Senior
Private salary

Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview
EMEA Algo Trading Team Lead - Equities Technology

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance - we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

What We do / The Team
Equities Technology at Citi is undertaking a bold, multi-year transformation to build a best-in-class global platform across execution, prime, clearing and cross-product margining. We are re-engineering our technology estate to achieve world-leading performance and resiliency, enabling new capabilities in advanced execution, global market connectivity, and modernised post-trade, clearing and margin processes. Our ambition is to deliver a seamlessly integrated, highly automated platform that drives outstanding client outcomes and accelerates growth across our global franchise. As part of the team, you’ll collaborate closely with high-calibre engineers and deeply engaged business and product partners - working together to define and deliver the next generation of Equities technology at Citi.

Role Overview/What will you do:
Citi Equities Technology is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Algo Team Lead to join our EMEA Equities Electronic Trading Engines team. This leadership role is crucial to the development and maintenance of Citi’s cutting-edge, low-latency execution platform in the EMEA region.

In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, and delivery of the next generation of this critical platform. This involves collaborating closely with a talented team of developers and working with product development, other technology teams, production support, and quality assurance. A strong understanding of and alignment with the global strategy is essential for success.

  • The successful candidate will work with teams across Equities Trading Technology implement solutions that benefit the business
  • Partner with traders, quantitative researchers, and clients on product development.
  • Build common solutions for trading platform monitoring, trade reconciliation, and application recovery.
  • Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
  • Design, develop, and support the high-performance electronic execution platform.
  • Partner with traders, quantitative researchers, and clients on product development.
  • Continuously maintain and improve testing frameworks, development tools, and environments.
  • Envision, design, and implement test cases for trading functions.
  • Contribute to Agile and Continuous Integration processes.
  • Build common solutions for trading platform monitoring, trade reconciliation, and application recovery.
  • Drive the design and development of system architecture, work with end-users of the systems, and enhance the quality of deliverables Ensure staff follows Citi documented policy and procedures as well as maintain desktop procedures and supporting documentation for filings on a current basis and in comprehensive manner
  • Contribute to defining and implementing best practices and processes for the department and ensure transparency and consistency across teams

Key Skills and Experience required

  • Hands on technical experience of Equities Algo trading systems
  • Extensive experience with strong technical knowledge and expertise in Java, C#
  • Proven experience developing automated trading platforms.
  • Strong understanding of automated testing techniques.
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration processes.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present and grasp complex concepts in a multicultural environment

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:

  • Python knowledge is a plus.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

What we’ll provide you
By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

  • 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • A discretional annual performance related bonus
  • Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  • Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit our About Us | Culture, Values & Benefits page to learn more.
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.


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Data Engineer - Tribus
Tribus
London
In office
Mid - Senior
Private salary

Relocation Opportunities - Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney

We’re partnered with several leading funds that are offering relocation packages for candidates with Industry experience.

Data Engineer - Quantitative Research Environment

Overview

An elite trading and research firm is seeking a skilled technologist to join a collaborative team supporting the data-driven backbone of a world-class quantitative investment strategy.

This is a unique opportunity to design, build, and maintain critical research and data infrastructure that empowers traders, data scientists, and quantitative researchers across the business.

What You’ll Do

  • Own and manage large-scale, high-value datasets from acquisition through to integration in quantitative pipelines.
  • Architect and automate robust data workflows, including extraction, cleaning, validation, and transformation.
  • Collaborate closely with quant researchers to translate analytical needs into efficient, scalable data systems.
  • Build monitoring tools to detect anomalies and maintain data integrity across petabyte-scale systems.
  • Contribute to a cutting-edge research platform that enables backtesting, simulation, and strategy development.
  • Improve data storage and retention efficiency using distributed systems and performance-optimised formats.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues across multiple layers, including low-level market data handling and high-level research tooling.

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong programming capabilities in Python and/or C++ (familiarity with Java is a bonus)
  • Experience handling large datasets, structured and unstructured, ideally within financial markets or other high-throughput environments.
  • Hands-on exposure to data engineering tools (e.g. ETL frameworks, schedulers, CI/CD pipelines, DBT).
  • Working knowledge of distributed storage and compute systems.
  • Understanding of time-series data and techniques used in quantitative modelling or forecasting.
  • Ability to work in Linux/Unix environments with solid command-line proficiency.
  • Analytical thinker with strong communication skills and the drive to work across teams.
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.

Why Join?

  • Work in a high-performance environment where your contributions directly influence trading outcomes.
  • Collaborate with talented engineers and researchers solving real-time and large-scale data challenges.
  • Leverage the latest in cloud computing, automation, and software development practices.
  • Be part of a lean, impactful team trusted with building core systems from the ground up.
Software Engineer - TradingHub
TradingHub
London
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary

Compensation: Competitive (Financial Services)

About TradingHub

Founded in 2010, TradingHub delivers uniquely intelligent trade surveillance software to world leading financial institutions. Developed by market professionals, our solutions use sophisticated modelling techniques to detect single and cross-product market manipulation.

With a team of over 150 experts worldwide, TradingHub combines global reach with deep markets expertise to help our customers mitigate financial, regulatory, and reputational risk.

The Role

We are seeking a Software Engineer to help design, build, and maintain our calculation framework and associated analytics systems. As part of the Engineering team, you will collaborate with other engineers to develop and deploy a complex, scalable, and robust distributed calculation engine, contributing to ongoing performance improvements and system reliability.

The successful candidate will be keen to apply their development and problem-solving skills in a practical setting proven to deliver high-quality software.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain core logic and programming languages that power our calculation engine across multiple parts of our products

  • Take ownership of a growing set of system components, ensuring they operate in a reliable, robust, and scalable manner

  • Work collaboratively across teams, acting as a key link between engineering, data, and infrastructure to deliver and support shared components

  • Support customer operations and professional services by helping enable, deploy, and optimise the use of our products

  • Contribute to the evolution of our next-generation in-house big data language, with a focus on horizontal scalability and handling high-volume, variable data loads across different customers

  • Helping tailor system behaviour and performance to different customer requirements

Requirements

  • Proven software engineering ability in C#, C++ or Java.

  • Solid low-level programming knowledge, including strong understanding of memory management, compilers and algorithms.

  • Proven focus on performance-critical systems

  • Working knowledge of SQL

  • Experience with distributed systems, including queuing and message-based architectures, would be an advantage

  • Experience building or working with applications that scale horizontally

  • STEM background or a similar computational subject

Benefits

Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast-growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of technology and global markets, we’re able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success.

Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These values provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture that empowers you to grow, contribute, and become your best self.

Employee Benefits:

  • Annual discretionary performance bonus (permanent employees only)
  • Hybrid working policy
  • Office lunches twice a week
  • Private medical insurance + dental cover
  • Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Enhanced company pension plan
  • 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
  • Salary sacrifice schemes
  • Death in service coverage

Don’t tick every single requirement? Research shows that candidates from under-represented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, so if this role excites you, please don’t let our specification hold you back. Get in touch!

TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.

Head of Development, EMEA IT, IT - CITIC CLSA
CITIC CLSA
London
In office
Leader
Private salary
+6

Position Description

We are looking for a Head of Development to work within the front office development team that will work on its trading platforms. Examples of projects include building high-capacity OMS, low latency EMS platform and market connectivity. This is a rare opportunity to work on engineering an end-to-end in-house built platform supporting global front office business. The ideal candidate would be motivated by leveraging cutting-edge high throughput, low latency technologies to resolve challenges in trading platforms. In effect, someone who will find the correct solution to an engineering problem when left on their own because they like to solve problems well. Domain knowledge on OMS/ EMS/ Market Connectivity is. At the same time, they should work well in teams, as a contributor and/or leader. Communication and clarity are critical, as decisions made will have long lasting and significant effects on a critical global initiative, therefore they need to be convincing and recorded so they can be reviewed with hindsight and learned from.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

  • Take a leading role in defining all application development initiatives within the EMEA region’s Execution Services domain.
  • Maintain a forward-looking perspective on technological advancements and explore ways to strategically leverage them where beneficial.
  • Apply a pragmatic approach to technology, integrating it effectively into the development roadmap — focusing on reusability and eliminating unnecessary complexity.
  • Demonstrate strong presentation skills to articulate and advocate for innovative technology solutions, designs, frameworks, and architectural concepts.
  • Possess the ability to synthesize and interpret complex architectural and design analysis, ensuring cohesive understanding across teams.
  • Initiate, execute, and facilitate knowledge transfer for technology projects, ensuring smooth project kickoff and delivery.
  • Mentor development teams on technological best practices, review technical solutions, and support the delivery of Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs).
  • Monitor and manage technical debt, conduct application audits, and serve as a gatekeeper for the adoption of new technologies.
  • Design and develop high-quality, cutting-edge front-office systems for Equities Trading.
  • Lead a team in managing business change requests and implementing continuous technical improvements.
  • Drive initiatives related to technical design and architecture, emphasizing scalability, stability, and performance.
  • Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to junior team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
  • Deliver Level 3 support for Cash Equities trading operations, ensuring stability and incident resolution.
  • Collaborate with front-office development teams to align on design interfaces and interrelated functionalities.
  • Conduct unit testing and functional validation of developed code to ensure quality standards.
  • Lead and coordinate efforts with Quality Assurance analysts to guarantee rigorous testing and validation.
  • Ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software solutions aligned with business needs.
  • Maintain full compliance with CLSA training programs and regulatory requirements for yourself and your team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related IT field.
  • 10-15 years of extensive software development experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Java—class creation, JVM internals, garbage collection—with certifications preferred.
  • Proficiency in SQL (Oracle, MS SQL, PostgreSQL), including stored procedures; certifications preferred.
  • Expertise in Linux command-line scripting (bash) and system administration.
  • Hands-on experience developing low-latency, high-throughput Java components.
  • Practical experience building cash equity trading platforms—OMS, EMS, Market Connectivity, Risk, GUI, Middleware, Middle Office.
  • Deep understanding of fundamental computer science concepts.
  • Experience with distributed caching technologies (GigaSpaces, Ignite, Coherence).
  • Full-stack skills in Core Java and REST APIs.
  • Practical knowledge of multi-threading, event-driven programming, and memory optimization.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
  • Knowledge of performance tuning techniques.
  • Familiarity with enterprise SDLC tools like JIRA and Confluence.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins/Bamboo, GitLab.
  • Shell scripting and Unix/Linux fundamentals.
  • Understanding of schemas, JMX, JUnit, XML, and IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ).
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision.
  • Proven leadership and influencing skills to drive technical initiatives.
  • Motivated, eager to learn and share knowledge
  • Excellent command of / fluent in both spoken and written English.
C# Developer - Front Office Engineering | Hedge Fund - London - eFinancialCareers
eFinancialCareers
London
In office
Junior - Mid
Private salary

We’re working with a leading fixed income hedge fund in London that is expanding its front‑office engineering team. The fund has a strong performance track record, a deep commitment to technology, and a culture where engineers work side‑by‑side with quants and traders to build the systems that drive the investment process. In this role, you’ll help design, build, and enhance a range of high‑impact trading and research platforms. Projects vary from core trading system development to front‑office tooling, data‑driven applications, and the use of machine learning across the investment workflow. It’s a fast-moving, highly technical environment where code quality, performance, and reliability matter. The team runs weekly sprints, uses modern engineering practices (PR reviews, rapid releases, continuous development), and has a strong track record of developing talent. We’ve partnered with this group and their CTO, for several years and have placed multiple engineers into the team, so can provide detailed insight into structure, expectations, and progression. The fund looks for low‑ego, high‑performing engineers who enjoy ownership, collaboration, and solving complex problems with pragmatic, commercial solutions. You’ll have direct interaction with PMs, quants, and the CTO, contributing across design, architecture, and production support. Tech Environment 1. C# and .NET are central to the team’s core systems 2. Python is widely used across quant and data groups 3. Open to candidates from other OO backgrounds (C++, Java, Go) with strong fundamentals 4. Exposure to high‑performance, low‑latency, or business‑critical systems is valuable 5. Financial markets experience is not essential, but interest in Fixed Income/Rates is beneficial Requirements 1. Strong academic background in Computer Science or related field 2. Excellent programming ability in C# and .NET 3. Experience with large or complex data sets 4. 1–5 years’ experience in a software engineering role 5. Interest in finance; exposure to fixed income or systematic environments a plus 6. Positive, pragmatic, collaborative mindset *Due to demand, this role is advertised anonymously. If preferred, submit a blank application and we will contact you before requesting a CV.* *We can only respond to highly qualified candidates.*

Cloud Engineer
Anson McCade
London
Hybrid
Junior - Mid
£45,000 - £70,000
+7

£45000 - 70000 GBP

Bonus Scheme, Pension, Hybrid + Flexible Working

Onsite WORKING

Location: London, Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Cloud Engineer

Leeds

SC Eligible (5 Years UK Residency)

Permanent - Up to £70,000

Looking for a role where your work actually matters ? Join a leading UK tech and security innovator working on projects that genuinely make a national impact. You’ll be part of a trusted engineering team known for high standards, smart solutions, and a culture that supports growth and collaboration.

What You’ll Do as a Cloud Engineer:
• Designing and building modern platforms from prototype to production.
• Developing in languages like Python, Java, JavaScript or .NET.
• Using CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Bamboo, TeamCity) to ship high-quality software faster.
• Applying automated testing and code-quality tools to ensure reliable, maintainable delivery.
• Working in an agile team that values creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Bringing fresh ideas to technical challenges and shaping real-world solutions

About The Candidate

We’d love to see experience in any of the following - but if you’re missing some, you’ll get support to grow:

  • AWS Cloud
  • Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Databases (SQL, NoSQL, graph)
  • Configuration tools like Ansible

• Must be SC-eligible (usually 5+ years UK residency).

What’s in it for you?
• £45,000- £70,000 + Bonus
• Hybrid + flexible working
• 25 days holiday
• Strong pension & optional health benefits
• Bonus scheme

To hear more about the Cloud Engineer role contact Daire McIlhatton at

DevOps Engineer
Anson McCade
Multiple locations
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£50,000 - £70,000
+6

£50000-70000 GBP

Bonus, Pension, Medical

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

DevOps Engineer (Mid/Senior)

Manchester - Hybrid

£50,000 - £70,000 plus package

Our client, a leading UK cyber security organisation, is currently seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to work on critical National Security projects that help protect nations, governments and businesses against evolving digital threats and challenges in the most demanding environments.

The DevOps Engineer will have:

  • Experience with AWS cloud platforms
  • Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), or database systems
  • Strong programming experience in one or more of JavaScript, Java, .Net, or Python
  • Proven experience working within agile environments
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
  • Understanding of common software design patterns and static code analysis tools

As a DevOps Engineer you will:

  • Collaboratively design and build Proof of Concept or Production systems that form part of properly engineered information or communications solutions
  • Utilise CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity and Bitbucket
  • Work with Version Control Systems including Git, Mercurial, and Perforce
  • Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks
  • Deploy and manage Cloud Computing infrastructure, particularly AWS and MS Azure
  • Work with containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
  • Have opportunities to mentor junior level engieers (for Senior)

The Package:

  • £50,000 - £70,000 base salary
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Guaranteed Clearance Bonus
  • 25 days holiday with buy/sell and carry over options
  • Pension scheme

Applicants MUST have the unrestricted right to work in the UK and be eligible to undertake National Security Vetting (SC Clearance). Many roles require 5-10 years of continuous UK residency depending on the vetting level required.

To hear more about the DevOps Engineering opportunity, get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade on 020 7780 6706.

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