8 of 8 High-Frequency Trading Jobs in the Thames Valley

Ultra-Low Latency C++ Engineer | High-Frequency Trading Salary: £150k-£225k Total compensation: £250k-500k depending on performance and seniority A leading quant/systematic trading firm have multiple headcount for Ultra-Low Latency C++ Engineers to join their High-Frequency Trading team in London. The … re seeking experienced C++ engineers passionate about performance optimization and elegant system design where nanoseconds matter! What You'll Do: Design and optimize latency-critical C++ systems across trading, market data, and infrastructure components Performance engineering at every layer: CPU, cache, memory, and network Profile, benchmark, and fine-tune system behaviour under real-world conditions Collaborate with hardware More ❯

Python Software Engineer – High-Frequency Trading We're working with a high-frequency trading (HFT) firm that is looking to expand its technology team with a Python Software Engineer. This is an opportunity to join a trading firm operating at the cutting edge of global markets … where technology and speed are paramount. They build and run highly scalable, ultra-low latency trading systems that compete across major global exchanges. You’ll work on some of the most complex and rewarding engineering challenges in the financial technology space. The Role As a Python Software Engineer, you’ll collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and other developers … to design, develop, and optimise trading infrastructure. You’ll be directly contributing to systems that operate at nanosecond-level latency and handle massive volumes of real-time data. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain systems for real-time market data, trade execution, and reconciliation. Optimise performance and scalability across key trading infrastructure components. Partner with cross-functional More ❯

Platform Engineer London/WFH to £100k Opportunity to progress your career at a hugely profitable High Frequency Trading firm that specialise in crypto markets, in a hands-on Platform Engineer role. As a Platform Engineer you will join a small team responsible for the 24x7x365 globally distributed ethical web scraping function, supporting a More ❯

Senior C++ Developer - High Frequency Trading, New Office Buildout (London) Overview: Our client is expanding with a new office in London and is seeking the first C++ developers to join this exciting venture. Founded in 2014, they are a quantitative investment firm that has assembled a team of researchers, portfolio managers, and technologists. By … leveraging quantitative analysis and insights in financial markets, they excel in some of the most intricate and competitive products. As a growing electronic trading firm, they blend disciplines such as computer science, finance, systems engineering, and statistics. Their dedicated engineers and traders have developed some of the fastest trading systems. Their competitive edge lies in their … aspects of computing. Extensive experience with C/C++ and object-oriented programming, showcasing the ability to write efficient, maintainable, and scalable code. Proven experience in the high-frequency trading (HFT) industry, with a deep understanding of the unique challenges and requirements of this fast-paced environment. Expertise in algorithms and data structures, with More ❯

Join CMC Markets' Pricing and Risk team, where you’ll work on our low latency, high-frequency trading platform. You will use cutting-edge Java programming techniques so experience in this area is essential. As a Senior Developer, you’ll not only code but also take on key design responsibilities, shaping impactful projects. You … week . *** What You’ll Do Expert Level Java Development: You will apply your in-depth knowledge of the Java programming language (8->21) to implement world class trading and pricing systems. Collaborative Development: Design and develop innovative pricing and risk components for our market-making operations, impacting a wide array of asset classes. Cross-Functional: Partner with … and reporting tools that drive efficiency and improve decision-making across the firm. Why You’ll Love It Here Influence the Business: Your work will directly impact critical trading and risk management functions, giving you high visibility and the chance to shape the future of the firm’s technology. Exposure to the Trading Floor More ❯

Join a Tier 1 Investment bank in their leading global FX trading platform as a Java Engineer, contributing to the backbone of ultra-low latency systems powering high-volume electronic trading. This role focuses on building high-performance, globally distributed Java services that enable real-time transaction processing, configuration management, and support for quantitative … research and trading teams. Key Responsibilities: Develop scalable backend systems to support high-frequency FX trading Collaborate with quants and traders to deliver platform enhancements Drive performance tuning and solve low-level technical bottlenecks Maintain high standards in testing, documentation, and code quality Tech Stack & Skills: Strong proficiency in core More ❯

data sources, including financial data, alternative data, and proprietary feeds. Real-time data processing and analytics will be a key part of your work, enabling to support high-frequency trading and quick decision-making. Ideally, you’ll have worked with market data platforms using Python or C#. DevOps technologies such as; OIDC/Entra More ❯

leader withing the HFT space? Do you enjoy working with brilliant minds, cutting-edge tech, and systems that push the limits of speed and performance. Network Engineer – Prop Trading Firm (London) You will design, optimize, and support a global low-latency network environment. This role will be hands-on engineering with the chance to work with some of More ❯