Director of Engineering

Credit Systematic Trading Developer (Director) | London | Hybrid | £200k Base + Bonus

I'm working with a global investment bank that is investing heavily in its Front Office electronic trading capabilities.

Working directly with traders and quantitative teams, you'll build pricing and risk services, RFQ automation, market connectivity and real-time analytics that sit at the heart of the trading business.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and building low-latency electronic trading systems.
• Developing pricing, quoting, risk and PnL services.
• Building FIX connectivity with leading electronic trading venues.
• Developing high-throughput distributed systems and real-time dashboards.
• Productionising quantitative research and deploying trading models.
• Working closely with Front Office traders to deliver new functionality.

Technical Skills

• Java
• Python
• React / TypeScript
• Kafka
• CI/CD
• FIX Protocol
• AWS

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience building electronic or systematic trading platforms.
• Strong Java and Python development skills.
• Experience building low-latency, distributed systems.
• FIX protocol experience.
• Credit trading experience would be advantageous, although candidates from other electronic trading environments are encouraged to apply.

This is a genuine Front Office engineering role offering significant ownership, direct exposure to traders and the opportunity to shape a greenfield trading platform using modern engineering practices.