1 to 25 of 28 Market Making Jobs in the UK

VP Java FX Strategist Global Markets London

Hiring Organisation
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
This is a rare chance to work at the heart of a cutting-edge FX franchise, owning key components across pricing, market-making, algorithmic trading and ultra-low-latency systems that run globally. You'll join a high-impact team responsible for all quant and technology elements … bank's electronic FX flows. From core market-making models and price distribution, to aggregators, algos and the bank's single-dealer platform - if it touches electronic FX, it passes through this team. Work closely with trading, sales, quants and globally distributed engineering teams (London & Singapore ...

Senior C++ Engineer (Low Latency / HTF)

Hiring Organisation
BlockDelta
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
. Boost system efficiency by lowering latency, enhancing throughput, implementing lock-free programming techniques, and optimizing memory management. Develop and manage market-making algorithms, order routing, reference data, and risk management systems. Build and manage connections to crypto exchanges via FIX, WebSocket, REST, and proprietary protocols. Implement … live high-frequency production problems. Qualifications Broad background working with real-time systems for financial markets, such as high-frequency trading, market making, or proprietary trading, built with C++ to ensure low latency and high throughput. Strong background working with: High-performance, lock-free code and concurrent ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Understanding Solutions
Location
United Kingdom
Rust Engineer to take ownership of a greenfield high-frequency trading (HFT) platform, leading the development of the execution layer and market-making system. You’ll step into a technical leadership role, driving architecture, improving performance, and ensuring the system is built to world-class standards. … with a track record of building low-latency, high-throughput production systems Proven ability to lead the build of execution engines, market-making platforms, or similar low-latency trading infrastructure Strong background in system architecture, performance optimisation, and fault-tolerant distributed systems Experience replacing or migrating systems ...

Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Quant Capital
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Infrastructure Engineer – Hands-on, Trading Technology London – Hybrid up tp £150,000 + Bonus Quant Capital is working with a global market-making firm looking for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to lead the buildout and evolution of its trading platform across cloud and on-prem environments. This …/Terraform/Ansible) Scale monitoring, cost optimisation and system reliability in production Background 3+ years in infrastructure leadership within trading, market-making or high-performance engineering environments 8+ years of experience Strong AWS architecture and hybrid (cloud + on-prem) experience Deep networking background: routing, switching ...

Java eTrading Strategist - Rates Front Office London

Hiring Organisation
McGregor Boyall
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Partner with quants to integrate and enhance pricing models and execution algorithms. Develop and tune smart order routers, auto-quoting, and market-making components. Profile and optimise Java systems for throughput, GC efficiency, and predictable latency. Implement real-time monitoring, logging, and performance diagnostics. Collaborate across technology … Equities and FX. Preferred Technical Skills Core Java 11+, multithreading, lock-free programming. Low-latency messaging (Aeron, Chronicle Queue, Kafka). Market-making and execution algo frameworks. Familiarity with distributed architectures and cloud-native Java. What's on Offer Direct front-office impact on the Rates eTrading ...

Quantitative Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Stanford Black Limited
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Trading Quantitative Researcher - eRates Overview This team explores advanced quantitative approaches to electronic trading, with a focus on market-making and algorithmic strategy enhancement. Its goal is to leverage data-driven insights and sophisticated modelling to improve trading performance and uncover opportunities in complex markets. Core Activities … Strategy Exploration: Develop and refine market-making and trading strategies, balancing pricing, liquidity, and execution in dynamic environments. Algorithm Development: Improve existing models and implement innovative quantitative techniques to enhance efficiency, risk management, and overall performance. Research & Signal Discovery: Analyse historical and real-time market ...

Senior Low Latency C++ Engineer

Hiring Organisation
NJF Global Holdings Ltd
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
firm currently expanding their automated trading group. They are seeking a Senior Low Latency C++ Engineer to work on next-generation market-making and arbitrage strategies. The Role: You would be joining a high-P&L, cross-functional team (Traders, Quants, FPGA Engineers) to build execution logic … Singapore and Kong Kong depending on your preference and work authorization. Role: Low Latency C++ Engineer Domain: High-Frequency Trading (HFT), Market Making, Derivatives Arbitrage. Core Technical Competencies Language Standards: Expert-level Modern C++. Must demonstrate mastery of Template Metaprogramming, Move Semantics, Custom Allocators and standard library ...

C++ Developer

Hiring Organisation
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
least ONE of: SOR, Connectivity, Execution, Systematic Trading, Market Data - Prior experience in algo trading, eTrading or market making McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds. ...

C++ Developer

Hiring Organisation
McGregor Boyall
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£150,000 - £225,000 per annum
least ONE of: SOR, Connectivity, Execution, Systematic Trading, Market Data - Prior experience in algo trading, eTrading or market making McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds. ...

Rust Developer Low Latency Trading

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Rust Developer you will design and develop high throughput backend services for microsecond real-time risk, pricing, trading engines and market making systems, working across the full software development lifecycle using Rust. You'll collaborate with a small, talented team, problem solving and working on complex ...

Data Developer - Fixed Income

Hiring Organisation
mthree
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Trading About the Role We are seeking a Data Developer to join a Fixed Income technology team, supporting electronic trading and market-making operations. This hybrid role combines software engineering with data science, building analytical tools, machine learning models, and data products that directly inform trading decisions … improve execution performance. You will work on the trading floor alongside traders, quants, and technologists to develop insights from market and transaction data, automate analytical workflows, and deploy models into production environments. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys both building robust systems and extracting ...

Software Engineer - eFX

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£140,000 - £160,000 per annum, Inc benefits
Lock-free programming + low-GC techniques Ability to design, lead, and innovate technically Backgrounds of interest: eFX, trading, betting, exchange, market-making Nice to have: Experience with IPC, Chronicle Queue, RingBuffers Algo, pricing, or risk engineering exposure Market structure + regulatory awareness (e.g. MiFID … Applicants must demonstrate ownership, design decision-making, and impact in previous roles. Senior IC position - no line management. Why join High-impact technical role in a global e-trading environment Complex performance engineering + architecture challenges Cutting-edge Java optimisation + latency-driven systems Strong technical peers across engineering ...

Lead C++ Developer (Trading Technology) - Up to £200k + Bonus - London

Hiring Organisation
Hunter Bond
Location
Slough, Berkshire, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
tier trading firms, leading crypto venues, big tech, and high-performance start-ups — all focused on building the next generation of low-latency market infrastructure. In this role, you'll contribute across a wide range of high-impact projects within the core exchange stack. You will have genuine … later) Experience building high-performance, real-time, or low-latency distributed systems Background in FX, crypto, or electronic trading environments (exchange, market-making, HFT, or quant/prop trading highly valued) Strong understanding of concurrency, network programming, and high-level systems design Some leadership experience—mentoring engineers ...

Front Office Developer - Technical Team Lead

Hiring Organisation
CMC Markets UK Plc
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
pricing and trading platform. This is a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining distributed backend systems that support our market-making business across multiple asset classes including Equities, FX, Crypto, and Commodities. What Youll Do: Design, develop, and maintain backend infrastructure, microservices, APIs, and business … pipelines. Why Join CMC Markets? Work on high-performance trading systems that have global impact. Collaborate with a team of passionate technologists and market experts. Be part of a company that values innovation, integrity, and excellence. Enjoy a supportive culture with opportunities for career growth and development. *** Please ...

Front Office Developer - Technical Team Lead

Hiring Organisation
CMC Markets
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
Competitive salary
pricing and trading platform. This is a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining distributed backend systems that support our market-making business across multiple asset classes — including Equities, FX, Crypto, and Commodities. What You’ll Do: Design, develop, and maintain backend infrastructure, microservices, APIs … pipelines. Why Join CMC Markets? Work on high-performance trading systems that have global impact. Collaborate with a team of passionate technologists and market experts. Be part of a company that values innovation, integrity, and excellence. Enjoy a supportive culture with opportunities for career growth and development. *** Please ...

Backend Software Engineer C++ Rust Low Latency

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Backend Software Engineer you will design and develop high throughput backend services for microsecond real-time risk, pricing, trading engines and market making systems, working across the full software development lifecycle using Rust (and some C++ for legacy systems). You'll collaborate with a small, talented ...

Quantitative Trader

Hiring Organisation
Axon Labs
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
trading platform. Role Description Develop and test short-horizon predictive models and alpha signals. Design, implement, and optimise execution and market-making strategies . Build end-to-end trading pipelines , from research and simulation to deployment and live monitoring. Apply statistical, ML, and DL approaches to streaming … experience owning the full lifecycle of a trading strategy: idea generation → research → modelling → backtesting/simulation → implementation → live execution. Deep understanding of market microstructure , liquidity, and order-book dynamics. Experience in an HFT, proprietary trading, or systematic trading environment . 💻 Technical Skills Strong Python skills for research, modelling ...

Senior Java Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
CMC Markets
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
pricing and trading platform. This is a hands-on role focused on building and maintaining distributed backend systems that support our market-making business across multiple asset classes — including Equities, FX, Crypto, and Commodities. What You’ll Do: Design, develop, and maintain backend infrastructure, microservices, APIs … pipelines. Why Join CMC Markets? Work on high-performance trading systems that have global impact. Collaborate with a team of passionate technologists and market experts. Be part of a company that values innovation, integrity, and excellence. Enjoy a supportive culture with opportunities for career growth and development. *** Please ...

Quantitative Developer - Hybrid Working - £70,000 - £275,000 Base (+ Bonus)

Hiring Organisation
Hunter Bond
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
title: Quantitative Developer (C++ or Python) Client: Elite Algorithmic Market Making Firm (HFT) Salary: £70,000 - £275,000 Base (+ Bonus) Location: London (Hybrid) The role: My client are seeking a talented Quantitative Developer to help build their next generation performance trading platform. The existing team consists … systems Strong understanding of high level system design Outstanding academic background A curious and tech driven personality! Benefits: Generous benefits and bonus package - Market Leading! Excellent career progression and the ability to learn from some of the best developers, researchers and traders on the planet. The opportunity ...

Junior Software Developer Rust - HFT

Hiring Organisation
Client Server
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Junior Software Developer/Engineer you will design and develop backend services for real-time risk, pricing, trading engines and market making systems, working across the full software development lifecycle using Rust. You'll collaborate with a small, talented team, collaboratively problem solving and working on complex ...

Quantitative Analyst

Hiring Organisation
Lorien
Location
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£700 - £750 per day
Finance: Expertise with full trade lifecycle, trade systems, trading tick data* Commodities: Nice to have, some understanding of systematic asset optimisation, market making and proprietary strategies Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. ...

Lead Security Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Intec Select
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Permanent | Up to £150,000 + benefits London | 5 days on-site A fast-moving, rapidly growing commodity trading firm, and a leading market-maker in energy derivatives, is expanding its technology leadership and looking for a Lead Security Engineer to take full ownership of its security function. ...

Lead Security Engineer

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£120,000 - £140,000 per annum
Permanent | Up to £150,000 + benefits London | 5 days on-site A fast-moving, rapidly growing commodity trading firm, and a leading market-maker in energy derivatives, is expanding its technology leadership and looking for a Lead Security Engineer to take full ownership of its security function.This ...

Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
McGregor Boyall
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
ideas Creating pricing and risk components Taking ownership of systems that matter commercially What they are looking for Experience in trading, market making, hedge funds, or similar environments is essential due to the nature of work. Strong software engineering experience with C# in complex, high performance environments ...

(Senior) Sales Executive, Banking Technology

Hiring Organisation
Wenham Carter
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
proven, patented solution already trusted by major global enterprises — including multiple Tier 1 insurers. The company is now expanding into the UK Banking market with a unique, scientifically validated product that delivers rapid, data-rich insights to transform high-risk decisions. With strong momentum and major international wins … expansion, owning the strategy, pipeline, and execution needed to drive new business across the Banking vertical. This is a hands-on, market-making role — building opportunity, influencing decision-makers, and delivering high-value, multi-year SaaS deals. Key Responsibilities Build and execute the UK banking ...