Electronic Trading Jobs in East London

14 of 14 Electronic Trading Jobs in East London

Software Engineer Algo Front Office FX E-Trading

Tower Hamlets, England, United Kingdom
McGregor Boyall
Investment Bank, a leading player in the FX Banking sector, seeks a Java Software Engineer. Working on a Front Office FX Algo trading platform that provides clients and internal users with a full suite of E-Trading applications. This role involves working closely with trading, front office, and research as part of a small team to develop … latest low-latency technology and architecture. The ideal candidate must have the following skills and qualities: Strong Java development skills, including experience with multi-threading. Experience in an E-Trading business and/or experience in high-performance/low-latency development. Highly motivated to work directly with traders and quants A computer science/equivalent degree Strong communication More ❯
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FX Liquidity Analyst

South East London, England, United Kingdom
FMX
FX Liquidity Analyst – FMX FX About the Role FMX FX is the electronic FX trading arm of FMX Global Markets, providing high-performance infrastructure for institutional participants across both anonymous and disclosed trading workflows. Our platform connects bank and non-bank liquidity providers with buy-side clients in real time, powering a seamless and dynamic marketplace. We … are seeking a technically skilled and market-aware analyst to join the liquidity team. You will work closely with product, sales, and engineering teams to monitor liquidity behavior, analyze trading data, and contribute to operational and strategic initiatives aimed at improving execution quality and client experience. What You’ll Do Monitor FX liquidity profiles and depth metrics across currency … gaps Join client discussions where needed to provide quantitative context on flow behavior and platform usage What You Bring 1–3 years of experience in a financial markets, e-trading, or data analyst role Proficiency in Python, R, or KDB+/q for data processing and visualization Familiarity with market microstructure, FX trading conventions, or order routing logic More ❯
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Electronic Trader

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Nonco
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Electronic Trader to join our growing electronic trading team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong technical background and a deep understanding of electronic execution workflows within the crypto trading industry . The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting and expanding our electronic trading infrastructure and client connectivity. Key Responsibilities: Client Onboarding: Design and implement onboarding processes for new electronic trading clients, ensuring seamless integration and optimal experience. API & FIX Documentation: Maintain, update, and improve technical documentation for REST, WebSocket, and FIX APIs. Integration Support: Develop and maintain sample code and technical guides to showcase integration workflows with our … trading APIs. Client Support: Provide comprehensive technical and business support to clients, acting as a bridge between trading operations and external stakeholders. Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to connectivity, order routing, and electronic execution across all trading channels. Performance Reporting: Generate and analyze execution performance metrics and PnL reports to support internal teams and More ❯
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C++ Developer - FX Front Office Engineering

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Selby Jennings
A leading global trading firm is expanding its FX Front Office Engineering team in London. We are seeking a highly skilled C++ developer to work closely with traders and quantitative researchers to build and optimise real-time trading systems for the foreign exchange markets. This is a front office role where performance, reliability, and speed are critical. Ideal … candidates will have experience in low-latency systems, market connectivity, and a strong understanding of FX or other electronic trading environments. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++17+ trading systems for FX spot, forwards, and NDFs. Build and optimise market connectivity components (FIX, proprietary protocols) and order management systems. Collaborate directly with traders and quants … to implement trading strategies and pricing models. Ensure system reliability, scalability, and ultra-low latency under high-throughput conditions. Monitor and tune live trading systems, identifying performance bottlenecks and implementing real-time fixes. Technical Requirements: Strong C++17+ development skills with a focus on performance, concurrency, and low-latency design. Experience in front office or trading environments, ideally More ❯
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Commodity Trader

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Marks Sattin
Company Overview: My client is a leading quantitative trading and investment firm that researches, develops, and deploys algorithmic trading strategies across global markets. Their team leverages advanced mathematical models, statistical techniques, and cutting-edge technology to trade across all asset classes on multiple exchanges worldwide. Role Overview: They are seeking a highly analytical and driven Commodity Trader to … join their global trading team. The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background, deep understanding of commodity markets, and experience in developing and executing algorithmic trading strategies. You will collaborate with researchers, engineers, and data scientists to identify opportunities, optimize strategies, and manage risk in real-time. Key Responsibilities: Research, design, and implement algorithmic trading strategies … in commodity markets (e.g., energy, metals, agriculture) including Futures, spot and options. Analyse large datasets to identify market inefficiencies and trading opportunities. Collaborate with quantitative researchers and software engineers to back test and optimize strategies. Monitor and manage live trading performance, ensuring strategies operate within defined risk parameters. Contribute to the development of proprietary tools and infrastructure for More ❯
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Frontend / UI React Developer - Fixed Income eTrading

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Vertus Partners
React Developer – Fixed Income eTrading We are seeking experienced React Developers to join the Fixed Income eTrading technology team at a global investment bank. This position is part of a high-profile, multi-year transformation initiative aimed at modernising and scaling a next-generation electronic trading platform. The role is to help build cutting edge frontend systems for … Fixed Income eTrading including Rates, Credit, and Bonds. You'll work closely with world-class technologists and domain experts to deliver scalable, high-performance UIs that support real-time trading and analytics. Key Responsibilities Design and develop responsive, low-latency front-end trading systems using React. Build dashboards and visualisation tools for Fixed Income market data and trade … seamless UI experiences. Contribute to architectural decisions and front-end performance tuning. Required Skills & Experience Expertise in React.js and modern JavaScript (ES6+) Proven experience delivering front-end applications in electronic trading environments Strong understanding of performance optimisation and low-latency UI design Experience with real-time data technologies (WebSockets, FIX, etc.) Familiarity with containerized front-end platforms such More ❯
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Client Services - E-Trading - German Speaker

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Harvey Nash
Context/Company Info: A leading financial services firm is seeking a Client Services Representative to join its London team. They’re a prominent online broker that provides trading access to experienced traders across global markets. The company is part of a global financial services group with significant equity capital. Their ethos is to deliver exceptional client services while … someone who is a self-starter with strong communication and problem-solving skill and a passion for financial markets and technology. Responsibilities: Assisting their German market clients with multiple trading platforms (desktop, mobile, browser). Resolving trade-related queries, including order entry and execution issues. Escalating high-level issues to relevant stakeholders. Managing relationships with key institutional clients. Contributing More ❯
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Project Manager

South East London, England, United Kingdom
mthree
London within its high-performing Front Office Technology function, supporting the FX trading business. You’ll play a key role in delivering cutting-edge pricing, market making, and eTrading solutions across FX platforms - leading integration projects, managing regulatory programmes, and driving collaboration across trading, technology, and business teams. Responsibilities: Oversee the end-to-end delivery of front-office … FX technology projects, including pricing systems, eTrading platforms, and trade booking solutions. Work with external brokers and clients to expand electronic FX capabilities. Lead system integration projects and enhancements driven by regulatory change (e.g. MiFID II, UMR). Collaborate with trading, sales, risk, operations, and technology teams to define project scope and deliverables. Manage timelines, risks, and communications … stakeholders. Contribute to the ongoing modernisation of legacy platforms and infrastructure. Own project documentation, reporting, and governance processes. Skills & Experience: Experience in project management within financial services, ideally in trading or capital markets. Solid understanding of the FX trade lifecycle and front-office environments. Demonstrated ability to lead complex integration and regulatory change projects. Hands-on experience delivering projects More ❯
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Trading Engineer - Quant Hedge Fund - £225k

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business
I'm working with a quant hedge fund who've outperformed the entire European market this year, and being a systematic trading firm they've placed a huge impetus on their suite of software applications; and need an engineer to augment these. The systematic tech teams work on the cutting edge of electronic trading, and the technologies … and infrastructure is vital to their success. They need an Trading Engineer to come in and aid their trading tech divisions, working with supporting traders and engineers get the most out of the apps and the platform, and work on improving and automating current applications. Stack: Python, FIX, SQL The company is a tech firm before a hedge More ❯
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Senior C++ Developer

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Alexander Chapman
A global investment bank is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to join a high-impact team responsible for designing, building, and optimizing low-latency trading systems across multiple asset classes. This VP-level role offers the opportunity to work closely with traders, quants, and other technologists in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment. What you’ll do: Develop high … performance C++ code to support automated trading Optimize systems for latency, scalability, and maintainability Collaborate with cross-functional teams on solution design Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term strategy Uphold best practices in testing, security, and engineering excellence Key Requirements: Expert-level C++ development experience Proven background in low-latency systems Proactive and able to deliver independently Bonus … Experience with trading systems or market data feeds This is a high-visibility role for a hands-on engineer who thrives in performance-critical environments and wants to shape the future of electronic trading technology. More ❯
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FX Liquidity Relationship Manager

South East London, England, United Kingdom
FMX
FX Liquidity Relationship Manager About This Opportunity Join FMX FX as we transform the global FX trading landscape! We're looking for an experienced FX Liquidity Relationship Manager who excels at cultivating strategic partnerships and accelerating business growth in the dynamic world of foreign exchange. What You'll Do Cultivate Strategic Partnerships • Foster long-term relationships with key liquidity … providers, banks, and institutional trading partners • Serve as the strategic liaison for high-value client relationships • Discover and develop new revenue-generating partnerships that benefit all parties • Partner with business development teams to accelerate market expansion Coordinate Global Liquidity Operations • Lead and coordinate liquidity management activities across multiple time zones and regions • Ensure consistent liquidity provision and risk management … standards globally • Work with regional teams to optimize liquidity flows and trading efficiency worldwide Enhance Trading Performance • Partner with clients to deliver customized liquidity solutions that meet their specific requirements • Stay ahead of market trends and share actionable intelligence with clients and internal teams • Address trading challenges swiftly to ensure seamless client experiences • Champion our technology initiatives More ❯
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Electronic Trading Support Engineer

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Investment Bank
is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave. Join us as a Rates eTrading System Engineer at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings,. … possible facing off to the Trading Desk, and is capable to speak to both Trading and developers in a pressured environment. To be successful as a Rates eTrading System Engineer, you should have experience with Strong eTrading Business knowledge and expertise (preferably Rates, but other asset classes also acceptable) Confident communicator with ability to face off to both … Front Office Trading and technical developers Strong Unix skills Some other highly valued skills may include Experience managing and helping prioritize a book of work to remediate issues and enhance the product Experience using and implementing monitoring and observability solutions, ideally including tools like Elastic, Geneos ITRS and Grafana Aptitude to understand relevant technologies and investigate logs to identify More ❯
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Application Support - Rates eTrading - Perm

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Vertus Partners
We are working with a Global Investment Bank on a unique and exciting new Application Support role within their Macro Rates eTrading business. You will play a critical role in supporting their new, Greenfield flagship Rates eTrading platform and be at the centre of the largest, most strategically important technology program at the organisation both in terms of investment and … office facing support role where you’ll be embedded within the business. The platform will be relied upon by many key users globally and you’ll be on the trading floor regularly, engaging directly with traders and product managers, troubleshooting and technically supporting with any issues that may arise. For the first 3-6 months, you will work closely … Develop scripts and tooling to automate manual processes and improve resilience Work closely with a global support network on wider Macro system responsibilities You’ll need: Proven background supporting electronic trading platforms, preferably within the Rates asset class (though knowledge in other areas is also valuable) Strong command of Unix/Linux environments, with hands-on ability to More ❯
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KDB+/Q Engineer - Up to £250,000 + Bonus + Benefits (London)

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
buildout of a cutting-edge research and analytics platform. This is your chance to engineer high-performance systems that handle vast volumes of real-time data — powering world-class trading strategies across global markets. You’ll work hand-in-hand with Quant Researchers, Traders, and Portfolio Managers to deliver scalable tools that sit at the core of the firm … structure where your ideas influence key decisions ✅ Your Skillset STEM degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar Solid experience coding in KDB+/q (ideally in a live trading environment) Exposure to real-time data systems or electronic trading infrastructure Apply now or connect directly: obloom@hunterbond.com More ❯
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