1 to 25 of 32 Permanent Proprietary Trading Jobs in the South East

Are you ready to be part of something truly special as the first quant developer for a brand-new trading team? In short: We’re working with an elite global trading firm known for its success in high-frequency trading (HFT) but operating under … the radar (they aren't the typical firm you hear about). They’re setting up a brand-new trading desk in London, led by a top PM with a proven track record. This is a rare opportunity to be the first quant developer on the team and … , Electronic Trading, E-Trading, Systematic Trading, High-Frequency Trading, HFT, High Frequency, Startup, Scaleup, Prop Trading, Execution, Algo Trading, Quant Trading, Parallel Computing, Optimisations, Low-Latency, Algorithms, Distributed Systems, Market Data, Connectivity, Trading More ❯

Desktop Trade Support Engineer – Global Proprietary Trading Firm Location: London Compensation: Exceptional Package + Performance Bonus Quant Capital is partnered with one of the world’s most sophisticated proprietary trading firms as they expand their core engineering team in London. With over 30 years … opportunity is ideal for an End-user Support or Trade Support Engineer who thrives in high-performance environments, understands the demands of a trading floor, and is excited by the pace and complexity of modern market infrastructure. The Opportunity: Joining a globally distributed team of expert technologists, you … complex issues under time pressure Highly autonomous, intellectually curious, and able to manage competing priorities with composure Desirable (but not essential): Prior experience in proprietary trading, hedge funds, or market-making firms Windows Server and Active Directory administration Exposure to Microsoft SCCM or similar enterprise tools Experience More ❯

About Deeter Investments Deeter Investments is a founder‑led proprietary trading firm built around real‑time, data‑driven decision‑making. We prize curiosity, collaboration, and a bias for action. After years of discretionary success, we’re launching a dedicated algorithmic division—and we’re looking for a … strategic oversight across research, engineering, and trading operations. Key Responsibilities Quantitative Strategy Development & Research Algorithm Design: Lead the creation and refinement of proprietary trading algorithms rooted in the firm’s market framework, leveraging advanced statistical and machine‑learning techniques. Modeling & Simulation: Build forecasting, signal‑generation … as Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or Physics. Experience: Minimum 5 years building and deploying profitable algorithmic strategies at a hedge fund, bank, or proprietary trading firm. Programming: Advanced expertise in at least one core language (Python, C++, or Java) and familiarity with Linux, Git, and CI More ❯

A leading proprietary trading firm, specializing in high-frequency and algorithmic trading across global financial markets are looking to hire a Trading Support Engineer. Role Overview: As a Trading Systems Support Engineer, you will be the first point of contact for … real-time trading system issues, ensuring maximum uptime and performance. You will work closely with traders, developers, and infrastructure teams to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in a fast … paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical skills and an interest in financial markets. Key Responsibilities: Provide support for proprietary trading applications, ensuring minimal downtime. Monitor and troubleshoot trading system performance, network connectivity, and order flow. Investigate and resolve trade More ❯

Role: Senior Developer (Trading Systems) Tech stack: C#.NET and SQLServer Domain: Trading Location: London (hybrid - 3 days per week) Compensation: £80,000-90,000, 20-30% bonus, 10% pension and much more X4 Technology are partnered with a high-growth, well-capitalised trading house … in London, offering a unique opportunity for a Senior Developer (Trading Systems) to join … their global team of 400. In this key position within their technology group, you'll help drive the innovation and evolution of vendor and proprietary trading platforms - developing solutions to support key functions like trade capture, market connectivity, STP, risk, pricing and settlement. You'll also contribute More ❯

C++ Technical Lead - Algorithmic/Electronic Trading Systems Location: London - Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days remote) Role: INSIDE IR35 Contract Length: 12 months, renewable Start Date: ASAP Interview Process: Initial Interview Codility Technical Test Final In-Person Interview Overview: My client is seeking a highly skilled … and hands-on C++ Technical Lead to join their Systematic Trading and Commodities team in London. This is a contract role embedded within one of my clients premier software development initiatives, focused on building the next-generation electronic and algorithmic trading platform . You'll lead … asset classes is acceptable. Strong understanding of financial markets, trading workflows, and electronic execution systems. Previous experience in hedge funds, investment banks, proprietary trading firms, or energy trading organisations is highly desirable. Leadership & Interpersonal Requirements: Minimum 5+ years in a technical leadership role More ❯

Client: FinTech trading Salary: Up to £130,000 + Bonus/Benefits Location: London (Hybrid) My client are a completely tech driven proprietary trading firm, looking to expand their Application Support team, and would like someone with prior front office experience to provide technical support … and engineering functions in support of their proprietary and third party trading systems. This role will be highly technical with a large focus on automation! responsibilities: Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for both pre-trading and post-trading activities. … Monitor and support the entire transaction flow across the trading platform. Promptly identify, analyse, and resolve alerts and issues, or escalate them to minimize disruptions in trade flow and prevent outages. Collaborate extensively with the trading community, back office operations, brokers, exchanges, development teams, and infrastructure More ❯

Role: Senior Software Engineer – Trading Systems 🌍 Location: London - hybrid (meet once a month) 💰 Salary: £150,000 to £200,000 + Guaranteed and Performance Bonus' 🛠 Key Skills: Rust, Trading Systems/Exchanges, Crypto/Blockchain An innovative fintech start-up, backed by significant private investment, is looking … for an exceptional Senior Software Engineer to build its next-generation trading platform from scratch. Combining traditional finance expertise with blockchain innovation, the company offers a unique opportunity to shape critical financial infrastructure at the earliest stage. You will need … hands-on experience in trading system engineering, ideally gained within crypto/blockchain start-ups, investment banks, hedge funds, market makers, or proprietary trading firms. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and optimise low-latency, high-throughput backend trading systems. Develop and maintain trading More ❯

Job Title: Quantitative Developer (C++) Location: London, UK Department: Equities and Futures Trading Pod Position Type: Full-time Reports to: Portfolio Manager About the Company Join a leading global hedge fund with a strong track record of delivering superior returns through sophisticated trading strategies and cutting … empowered to excel. Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Developer with expertise in C++ to join our Equities and Futures Trading Pod in London. This role is integral to the development and enhancement of our trading algorithms, quantitative models, and high-performance trading … statistical analysis, and machine learning techniques. Experience: Industry Experience: 3+ years of experience as a Quantitative Developer or similar role within a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or investment bank. Algorithmic Trading: Proven track record of developing and deploying successful trading algorithms in More ❯

Python Engineer Trading £150,000 Plus Bonus 3 days Hybrid Our client is one of the largest Quant Investment managers globally, with around £20 billion under management. They are mainly quant based but have High frequency and systematic exposure. The role sits with the trading team … evangelise and prototype new technologies and through doing so you will help shape the architecture. Manage the day-to-day technology requirements of our proprietary trading systems. Accelerate trading and research analysis workflows by utilizing and expanding on in-house infrastructure and improve productivity Write More ❯

performance team. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of finance and technology, has led engineering teams, and has built and maintained robust trading systems and developer tooling across cloud-native architectures. Location: London | Dubai | Hybrid (Subject to Candidate) Key Responsibilities: Lead architecture, design, and development of scalable … trading platforms and internal developer tools. Collaborate with quant researchers, traders, and infrastructure teams to deliver performant solutions. Maintain and optimize trading infrastructure (low-latency systems, data pipelines, monitoring, etc.). Manage a team of software engineers, mentor junior developers, and drive best practices across the … Strong understanding of Git/GitHub , CI/CD workflows, code branching strategies, and code ownership. Prior work in a fintech, hedge fund, or proprietary trading firm environment. Crypto-native a plus Infrastructure & DevOps: Production experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native deployment strategies. Hands-on with AWS More ❯

Basic GBP Very competitive PnL % split deal Hybrid WORKING Location: United Kingdom (Greater London) Type: Permanent Portfolio Manager My client is a proprietary trading firm specialising in cross-asset high frequency futures trading. They are looking for a highly skilled and experienced trader work on building out … algorithmic trading strategies. My client is looking for a candidate with a proven track record in developing … and running a systematic futures trading strategy. This opportunity will enable the right candidate to make use of my client's excellent proprietary technology stack and infrastructure. About the role Develop and build out of systematic trading strategy on one or more futures Manage the More ❯

C++ Software Engineer - High Frequency Trading This is an exceptional chance to become part of a quantitative and systematic hedge fund management firm where innovative technology is … fundamental to its trading strategies. As part of a team focused on global connectivity, you will be creating next-generation software solutions, proprietary trading strategies, and algorithms to support thousands of trades every second. You'll work closely with business leaders to develop and implement … engineering team, playing a significant role in building and refining critical performance elements. This role could influence various aspects of electronic and algorithmic trading, including exchange price feeds, core trading systems, back-testing engines, management of tick data, and exchange simulators. You will work with quantitative More ❯

Basic Salary GBP Lucrative Performance Based Bonus Hybrid WORKING Location: United Kingdom (Greater London) Type: Permanent Quantitative Trader My client is a proprietary trading firm specialising in cross-asset high frequency futures trading. They are looking for highly skilled and experienced traders to join a research effort … focused on generating high frequency trading alphas in the futures … markets. This opportunity will enable the right candidate to play a key role in strategy development and make use of my client's excellent proprietary technology stack and infrastructure. About the role Designing, implementing, and deploying high-frequency trading algorithms focused on cross-asset Futures Coming-up More ❯

Python Engineer Trading £150,000 Plus Bonus Our client is one of the largest Quant trading firms globally. The role sits within a trading team on the bleeding edge of technology as well as execution. This is an environment of science and intellectuals. The … evangelise and prototype new technologies and through doing so you will help shape the architecture. Manage the day-to-day technology requirements of our proprietary trading systems. Accelerate trading and research analysis workflows by utilizing and expanding on in-house infrastructure and improve productivity Write More ❯

The Client My client is a market leading high-frequency proprietary trading firm with offices across EMEA, USA, UAE and APAC. The are looking for a Senior C++ Software Engineer to join their core engineering group. What You'll Get An opportunity to work in one of … the most exciting and successful high frequency trading businesses in the world. An opportunity to join a strong team with a very high talent density presenting lots of opportunity for learning and development. Incredible career progression opportunities with potential access to all areas of the business. A market … bonus. Benefits including company matching 401K, private healthcare, life assurance and 25 days vacation, plus national holidays. What You'll Do Architecting the trading platform to facilitate the evolving needs of trading strategies, with emphasis on market data interfaces. Designing and implementing a high-frequency trading More ❯

Title: Senior Quantitative Researcher/Sub-Portfolio Manager Location: New York/London Team: Systematic Trading Strategies About the Role: Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Quantitative Researcher or Sub-Portfolio Manager to join our systematic trading team. The successful candidate will play a key … the potential to manage risk capital independently or transition into a lead PM role over time. Key Responsibilities: Design, research, and implement systematic trading strategies across global equities, futures, FX, or other liquid asset classes Conduct high-quality alpha signal research using alternative data, statistical techniques, and machine … run a sub-portfolio within defined risk limits Requirements: 5+ years of experience in quantitative research or trading at a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or top-tier investment bank Proven track record of alpha generation or contribution to profitable strategies Deep understanding of statistical More ❯

A top-tier systematic trading firm is seeking exceptional Quantitative Researchers to advance and optimize proprietary trading strategies. You’ll collaborate with experienced researchers, engineers, and senior leadership, working on high-impact projects that shape the future of quantitative trading. As your career progresses, you … MS, PhD, or Postdoc) Demonstrated strength in problem-solving, modeling, and research methodology Proficient in Python, C++, Java, or R Experience in a trading environment a plus Ready to leverage your quantitative skills and make an impact in the trading world? Apply now More ❯

Graduate Engineer/Quant Dev/Researcher 📍 Location: London (Hybrid) 💷 Salary: Up to £150,000 + Bonus + Full Benefits 🏢 Client: Elite Proprietary Trading Firm 🚀 Kickstart Your Career with the Best Just graduated and eager to dive into the world of high-performance tech and quantitative finance … Join a leading global trading firm where innovation is key — no legacy systems, no bureaucracy, just a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment designed for growth. With unlimited access to cutting-edge technology and mentorship from top-tier engineers and quants, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to … high-impact projects from day one, shaping the future of trading tech. 🛠️ What You’ll Be Doing 🧠 Develop and enhance state-of-the-art trading systems and infrastructure 📊 Design and implement your own quantitative models 🤝 Collaborate with top engineers, quants, and researchers to tackle complex challenges More ❯

A Proprietary Trading firm in London is seeking a talented Senior C# Developer to join their trading and execution team. This new role has been created due to the company’s strong performance and internal growth, offering a fantastic opportunity for someone that really enjoys … working with and on leading edge technology. The successful candidate will be responsible for building trading tools and applications to support quantitative workflows across the organization, working with large data sets. Key Responsibilities Develop trading tools and applications for internal users, utilizing large data sets. Work … Requirements Degree in Computer Science or a related scientific field. Strong experience in C# and the .NET platform. Experience in building or maintaining trading and data analytics platforms. Good database experience, including SQL Server, Oracle, or similar. Knowledge of Web Technologies (HTML5, CSS, JSP, ASP.NET) is desirable. What More ❯

petabytes of RAM. This cutting-edge infrastructure supports state-of-the-art Deep Learning models that process trillions of data points, driving trading algorithms that handle $300 billion across 80+ exchanges daily. They are one of the youngest, yet most innovative and successful algo trading firms … join their most critical engineering group across the whole firm. This elite team of engineers is responsible for developing all of their on-exchange proprietary trading technology—the single biggest driver of the firm’s revenue. As part of this team, you’ll be among the highest … to custom compilers for massively parallel computation, your work will be challenging and complex. At every turn, it will contribute to the core trading stack and have a direct impact on the success of the firm. Work with the Best : Collaborate with some of the most talented engineers More ❯

Transparency and candour are our guiding principles, as we navigate our journey with honesty at the helm. Ideal experience: • Deep connections from leading prop trading, hedge funds, Deep tech and big tech firms such as Jump, Citadel, DeepMind, Anthropic or Meta to name a few. • Experience of working More ❯

Low latency Java Developer - Algo Trading Up to £160,000 p/a Leading London-based trading firm has an outstanding opportunity for a Java Developer to join their low latency trading team. Our client quant prop trading house with performance figures of 22%. They are currently looking to expand their high and intraday trading presence across FX … equities and commodities. The Java Developer will: Work closely with the Head of Trading and the Quant Team and assist in design and development of new trading algorithms, mainly in Java Help engineer a new greenfield low latency trading platform Work on connectivity to More ❯

A market leading, proprietary trading firm are looking for hire a London based senior operations analyst. Sat between the London head of operations and analysts in the team, as a more senior team member, the hire will take lead for the firm’s flagship European strategy. Whilst … he/she will project manage juniors on existing programmes. Candidates should have 5-10yrs experience in hedge fund/IB/prop trading operations. Strong academics and tech skills are essential. The role is paying an £80-120k base and a 50% bonus potential for More ❯

Quantitative Trader Opportunity My client is a globally recognised quantitative proprietary trading firm with a dominant presence across major markets. They combine rigorous quantitative research, ultra-low latency technology, and robust risk management to deploy mid and high-frequency strategies across asset classes, including equities, fixed income … generating strategies powered by AI/ML and advanced statistical learning techniques . Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and optimise mid/high-frequency trading strategies using quantitative and machine learning techniques. Leverage large-scale, high-frequency datasets to uncover alpha signals and drive decision-making. Integrate AI/… ML models into trading workflows. Model and analyse market microstructure across global exchanges to improve execution and reduce slippage. Experience in backtesting strategies before live deployment. Work closely with low-latency engineers to enhance execution speed and infrastructure efficiency. Who They’re Looking For Proven track record of More ❯