Algorithmic Trading Jobs in England

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Java Quantitative Developer Low Latency

City of London, London, United Kingdom
James Joseph Associates Limited
Our client is a leading and well-established player in the Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Quantitative/Algorithmic trading industry. The business is going from strength to strength, they are currently going through a period of exponential growth and are enjoying record profits The business is actively expanding as there is additional headcount for a number trade … deep expertise in trading protocols, messaging systems, network architectures, and concurrent computing to support a complex, high-frequency trading landscape. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Build and refine algorithmic trading models for use across various digital asset exchanges Improve and maintain dynamic hedging systems and automated order execution frameworks Achieve top-tier speed and reliability in … assess and remove inefficiencies in JVM performance and memory management Strengthen operational resilience through improved monitoring, alerting, and fault tolerance SKILL/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Expertise in market-making or algorithmic trading, including deep understanding of order book dynamics and pricing techniques Proven track record in Java programming, specifically in building fast, low-latency trading systems More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Business Development & Partnerships Associate

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Wintermute Asia Pte. Ltd
About Wintermute Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the leading global players in the digital asset markets. Wintermute is the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading company providing liquidity across all major exchanges and trading platforms. Our OTC desk offers a wide range of spot and derivatives products and supports over 2,000 counterparties … with us. We have no legacy processes, no corporate bureaucracy, no multiple levels of approvals, yet the highest standards of professionalism. What you will work on As a leading algorithmic trading firm in digital assets with one of the largest OTC desks and a wide spectrum of products, your role will be varied with a certain focus … Experience in BD or similar role facing institutional crypto, institutional traditional finance, blockchain projects is a significant advantage Willingness, aptitude and curiosity to understand the fundamentals of blockchain technologies, algorithmic trading and Liquidity provision is crucial Join our dynamic team and benefit from Working at one of the most innovative trading firms globally. Engaging projects More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Manager - Platinion - Tech Commodity Trading

London, United Kingdom
Boston Consulting Group
to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale. What You'll Do We are seeking a Manager with IT Consulting and tech experience in Commodity Trading to join our team and lead transformational initiatives in the evolving energy markets. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of business, technology, and trading … interaction with Transmission System Operators (TSOs) for power and gas. Familiarity with Short-Term Trading systems supporting day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets, ideally with exposure to algorithmic/automated trading solutions. Understanding of Market Access platforms (OTC, exchange, broker integration) and trading certificates/licensing requirements. Experience with Market Data Management platforms … containerized solutions). Strong background in data platforms, analytics, and integration for trading use cases (real-time data feeds, pricing, forecasting, optimization). Knowledge of automation and algorithmic trading capabilities in the context of power and gas trading. Domain Experience: Practical experience in Energy Trading markets (ideally power and gas but oil/ More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Legal Counsel

London, United Kingdom
Wintermute Asia Pte. Ltd
About Wintermute Wintermute is a technology unicorn and one of the leading global players in the digital asset markets. Wintermute is the largest crypto-native algorithmic trading company providing liquidity across all major exchanges and trading platforms. Our OTC desk offers a wide range of spot and derivatives products and supports over 2,000 counterparties … of the blockchain ecosystem by being one of the largest players in DeFi as well as our investments arm, partnerships and incubations. Wintermute was founded in 2017 by trading industry leaders and has successfully navigated multiple crypto industry cycles. Culturally, we combine the best of the two worlds: the technology standards of high-frequency trading firms … drafting and negotiating trading and lending agreements). Here is why you should join our dynamic team: Opportunity to work at one of the world's leading algorithmic trading firms Engaging projects offering accelerated responsibilities and ownership compared to traditional finance environments. A vibrant working culture with team meals, festive celebrations, gaming events and company More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Software Engineer, Market Making

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Prudence Holdings
share the passion to build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time. As a Staff Back-End Engineer on our Cryptocurrency Trading Platform, you will take on a leadership role in shaping the direction of our technology while working closely with the trading team and quantitative analysts (quants). … team. The role is based in London and the team is international. WHAT YOU WILL DO Design and optimize low-latency trading systems in Rust that power algorithmic trading strategies and support real-time execution in the volatile crypto market. Lead the design and implementation of trading algorithms, optimizing liquidity management, price discovery … background in trading (ideally cryptocurrency trading),with experience in market-making, arbitrage strategies, and order execution in fast-moving markets. Proven experience iterating quickly on algorithmic strategies, adapting to market dynamics and optimizing performance in real-time. You possess an innate curiosity, and thrive on learning new technologies. Proficiency in Python for backtesting, scripting, and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Global Banking & Markets - Quantitative Developer - VP - London

London, United Kingdom
WeAreTechWomen
invaluable quantitative perspectives on complex financial and technical challenges power our business decisions. We are a team of strategists who work to transform the Equity business through quantitative trading, automating the key decisions taken every day. Our team … has a wide remit across product types such as stock, options, ETFs and futures, with strategies including market making, automatic quoting, central risk books, systematic trading and algorithmic execution, trading on venues around the world. We deploy statistical analysis techniques and mathematical models to improve business performance while working closely with traders and salespeople on … the trading floor to bring value to our clients and the firm. Role Responsibilities Take a leading role on our Quantitative Trading & Market Making desk, building market making and quoting strategies across equities products from cash to derivatives. Implement automated hedging algorithms, and build platforms to manage risk centrally across asset classes Build and expand data More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Prudence Holdings
software at a time. We are currently seeking an experienced C Rust Quantitative Software Engineer/Developer. You will be responsible for designing, building and optimizing our electronic trading platform. You will work closely with our traders to perform various functions, including the development of our core-trading infrastructure and high-throughput trading systems and working with the team to identify and optimize critical bottlenecks in research and production trading. We require a strong knowledge of low-level optimization, interest in algorithmic trading, data analysis/design, risk management and application development. You will gain exposure to quantitative trading while working in our fast-paced, dynamic environment.You … C++ engineer with functional experience in fast market connections and high frequency quoting. WHAT YOU WILL DO Design, develop, test, and deploy pricing & risk-management library for OTC trading Code optimization. Working in a scaled, performance based software environment building efficient, reliable/high-availability and fast applications Partner with the traders to define priorities and deliver custom More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Data Scientist - Trading

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Field Energy
Time Location: UK - London Reporting To: Beth Rice Compensation: £110,000 - £130,000/year At Field, we have spent the last few years developing our automated energy trading platform, Gaia. We deployed Gaia to trade in real-time for our first physical asset in GB in early November 2024. We are improving our algorithms all the time … trading and physical assets, and provide 24/7 support Deploy and maintain real-time, mission-critical software Develop the ability to inform and/or override algorithmic decisions in volatile market conditions Present trading results to senior management Identify gaps in our trading strategy from backtests and competitor analysis, and improve and … Science, Data Analytics, Operations Research or related fields, with a minimum of 3 years experience. Essential Skills Experience in the UK or European power markets Development and deployment of algorithmic trading strategies Demonstrable experience drawing conclusions from data to make impactful decisions Expert in Python development for data manipulation, analysis, visualisation and more Ability to communicate complex More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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HPC Network Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hudson River Trading
Overview Hudson River Trading's High Performance Computing (HPC) Network Engineering team designs and engineers the low-latency communications infrastructure that underpins our incredibly large GPU and CPU compute clusters. Our mandate is to architect, optimize, and scale the high-performance LAN and WAN infrastructure that interconnects globally distributed, large-scale on-prem data centers, enabling them to … Network Engineer with deep experience in designing, deploying, and scaling networks for large-scale HPC environments. You will be building the next generation of infrastructure required by a premier algorithmic trading firm operating at the forefront of technology and finance. This position requires deep technical skills, along with the product leadership and vision needed for the future … products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading. At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We're a community of self-starters who are motivated More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Efx Software Engineer - Banking

London, United Kingdom
Vertus Partners
/01 Join a forward-thinking technology team transforming the future of financial services. We're looking for an experienced eFX Software Engineer to build secure, high-performance trading systems in a collaborative, inclusive, and agile environment. What you'll do: Design and develop low-latency, fault-tolerant trading architectures Lead complex software initiatives using modern … Java patterns (low-GC, lock-free) Collaborate across teams to deliver robust trading platforms and services Influence architectural decisions and shape product roadmaps Drive Agile development and uphold best practices in test-driven development … What you'll bring: Strong expertise in Java, Linux optimisation, and CPU/memory management In-depth knowledge of networking protocols (TCP, UDP, Multicast, FIX) Experience in electronic/algorithmic trading and FX products Background in automated testing, API design, and DevOps workflows Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions Flexible working options available. This More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Java Risk Developer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
James Joseph Associates Limited
Our client is a leading and well-established player in the Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Quantitative/Algorithmic trading industry. The business is going from strength to strength, they are currently going through a period of exponential growth and are enjoying record profits The business is actively expanding as there is additional headcount on their Risk Technology … Team. THE ROLE: You will be a key member of a team responsible for developing and maintaining high-performance position-keeping and valuation platforms that support global trading activity. These trade booking and risk management systems underpin signals for strategies, treasury operations, and risk oversight. The focus is on optimising every layer of the technology stackincluding multi-threading … and performance tracking. The team brings deep expertise in complex event processing, network architectures, and concurrent computing, all of which are essential in supporting a sophisticated, high-frequency trading environment. Collaboration is central to this role. You will work closely with the Chief Risk Officer as well as colleagues across Risk, Operations, Trading, and Quant teams. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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C# Developer .Net SQL - Quant Trading

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Client Server Ltd
at a Hedge Fund with over $17 billion under management. As a C# Developer you'll collaborate with a team of highly intelligent technologists and finance professionals to develop algorithmic trading systems working with a modern tech stack, with opportunities for technical ownership from day one. You'll partner with Quant teams to help architect valuation, risk More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £150,000 - £180,000 per annum
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Software Developer C# .Net SQL - Hedge Fund

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Client Server Ltd
at a Hedge Fund with over $17 billion under management. As a Software Developer you'll collaborate with a team of highly intelligent technologists and finance professionals to develop algorithmic trading systems working with a modern tech stack, with opportunities for technical ownership from day one. You'll partner with Quant teams to help architect valuation, risk More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £120,000 - £180,000 per annum
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Application Support Level 2 (L2)

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
City Elite Transaction Services Ltd
client to find a skilled Application/Production Support Specialist. This role sits within a dynamic Production Support team that delivers critical second-tier technical support for sophisticated trading platforms. You'll be supporting both hybrid and fully electronic systems that serve clients throughout the complete trade lifecycle spanning multiple asset classes. What You'll Be Doing: Act … as a key technical escalation point (Level 2 support) for complex trading application issues Leverage your financial markets expertise across areas such as Fixed Income, Equities, FX, Derivatives, or Futures Maintain and optimise monitoring infrastructure for Front and Middle office technology stack Take ownership of production incident workflows and resolution processes Drive incident response protocols and coordinate resolution … comprehensive records of technical issues and procedural improvements What We're Looking For: Strong interpersonal and communication capabilities across all levels L2 Support experience and hands-on experience with algorithmic trading systems, especially high-performance, low-latency platforms in equity, fixed income, or currency (FX) markets Proactive mindset with flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced environment More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 per annum
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Elastic Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Experis
architectures in financial systems. * Familiarity with trading infrastructures and protocols (FIX, Market Data, Order Entry, etc.), with a deep understanding of the demands of high-frequency and algorithmic trading environments. * Working knowledge of security best practices, including RBAC, TLS, and audit logging in Elasticsearch. * Experience with observability platforms such as ITRS Geneos and their integration … configurations for global deployment. * Strong understanding of Linux systems, containers, and cloud-native observability stacks. * Organized, self-driven, and able to manage priorities in a dynamic, high-performance trading environment. More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £400 - £430/day
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Investment Risk

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Black Swan Group
Cutting-edge trading fund operating at the intersection of data science, finance, and technology. Strategies are fully automated and deployed across global markets, leveraging advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and high-frequency execution. As we continue to scale, we’re seeking a sharp, detail-oriented Investment Risk Analyst to strengthen our risk function and help us stay one … today’s complex markets. The Role As an Investment Risk Analyst, you’ll play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and managing risk across our portfolio of systematic trading strategies. You’ll work closely with quants, portfolio managers, and developers to ensure that risk is not just a control—but a core input into our decision-making. What … with portfolio risk analytics and tools (e.g., factor models, VaR engines) Solid programming skills (Python strongly preferred; familiarity with SQL, R, or C++ a plus) Familiarity with systematic or algorithmic trading strategies High attention to detail, curiosity, and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively More ❯
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Investment Risk

London Area, United Kingdom
Black Swan Group
Cutting-edge trading fund operating at the intersection of data science, finance, and technology. Strategies are fully automated and deployed across global markets, leveraging advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and high-frequency execution. As we continue to scale, we’re seeking a sharp, detail-oriented Investment Risk Analyst to strengthen our risk function and help us stay one … today’s complex markets. The Role As an Investment Risk Analyst, you’ll play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and managing risk across our portfolio of systematic trading strategies. You’ll work closely with quants, portfolio managers, and developers to ensure that risk is not just a control—but a core input into our decision-making. What … with portfolio risk analytics and tools (e.g., factor models, VaR engines) Solid programming skills (Python strongly preferred; familiarity with SQL, R, or C++ a plus) Familiarity with systematic or algorithmic trading strategies High attention to detail, curiosity, and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively More ❯
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Investment Risk

london, south east england, united kingdom
Black Swan Group
Cutting-edge trading fund operating at the intersection of data science, finance, and technology. Strategies are fully automated and deployed across global markets, leveraging advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and high-frequency execution. As we continue to scale, we’re seeking a sharp, detail-oriented Investment Risk Analyst to strengthen our risk function and help us stay one … today’s complex markets. The Role As an Investment Risk Analyst, you’ll play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and managing risk across our portfolio of systematic trading strategies. You’ll work closely with quants, portfolio managers, and developers to ensure that risk is not just a control—but a core input into our decision-making. What … with portfolio risk analytics and tools (e.g., factor models, VaR engines) Solid programming skills (Python strongly preferred; familiarity with SQL, R, or C++ a plus) Familiarity with systematic or algorithmic trading strategies High attention to detail, curiosity, and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively More ❯
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Investment Risk

slough, south east england, united kingdom
Black Swan Group
Cutting-edge trading fund operating at the intersection of data science, finance, and technology. Strategies are fully automated and deployed across global markets, leveraging advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and high-frequency execution. As we continue to scale, we’re seeking a sharp, detail-oriented Investment Risk Analyst to strengthen our risk function and help us stay one … today’s complex markets. The Role As an Investment Risk Analyst, you’ll play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and managing risk across our portfolio of systematic trading strategies. You’ll work closely with quants, portfolio managers, and developers to ensure that risk is not just a control—but a core input into our decision-making. What … with portfolio risk analytics and tools (e.g., factor models, VaR engines) Solid programming skills (Python strongly preferred; familiarity with SQL, R, or C++ a plus) Familiarity with systematic or algorithmic trading strategies High attention to detail, curiosity, and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively More ❯
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Investment Risk

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Black Swan Group
Cutting-edge trading fund operating at the intersection of data science, finance, and technology. Strategies are fully automated and deployed across global markets, leveraging advanced statistical methods, machine learning, and high-frequency execution. As we continue to scale, we’re seeking a sharp, detail-oriented Investment Risk Analyst to strengthen our risk function and help us stay one … today’s complex markets. The Role As an Investment Risk Analyst, you’ll play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and managing risk across our portfolio of systematic trading strategies. You’ll work closely with quants, portfolio managers, and developers to ensure that risk is not just a control—but a core input into our decision-making. What … with portfolio risk analytics and tools (e.g., factor models, VaR engines) Solid programming skills (Python strongly preferred; familiarity with SQL, R, or C++ a plus) Familiarity with systematic or algorithmic trading strategies High attention to detail, curiosity, and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively More ❯
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Experienced Low Level Software Engineer (C++)

London, United Kingdom
Hudson River Trading
Experienced Low Level Software Engineer (C++) London, United Kingdom Overview Hudson River Trading's coders work on small, highly productive, and efficient teams that design, improve, and maintain the technology that powers worldwide trading - at HRT, the code you write is our business. You'll have an opportunity to work alongside a range of developers across … the firm who write trading algorithms, monitor trading, build and maintain a world-class research environment, and more! We are looking for highly skilled programmers who love to code and solve complex problems, appreciate a culture of collaboration, and thrive in a performance-driven environment. You can always expect to be challenged by the ever-changing … products. We have built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. Our researchers are at the forefront of innovation in the world of algorithmic trading. At HRT we welcome a variety of expertise: mathematics and computer science, physics and engineering, media and tech. We're a community of self-starters who are motivated More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Lead Gen AI Consultant

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Tenth Revolution Group
Strategic Leadership - Define and execute the AI innovation roadmap aligned with financial business goals. Solution Development - Lead the design and implementation of generative AI applications across risk, compliance, trading, and customer experience. Team Building - Scale and mentor a multidisciplinary AI team with expertise in LLMs, DRL, and generative models. Client Engagement - Act as a trusted advisor, translating complex … roles within financial services (Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance). Deep technical expertise in generative AI (LLMs, Transformers, GANs, Diffusion Models). Strong understanding of financial use cases: fraud detection, algorithmic trading, regulatory tech, and personalisation. Experience with cloud-native AI platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow). Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills. Track record More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £100,000 - £110,000 per annum
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Senior Java Developer - Credit, Algo, E-Trading

London, United Kingdom
Harvey Nash Group
Senior Java Developer - Credit, E-Trading, Algo sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London. Inside IR35 - 4 days on site The role: Project work also includes enhancements to the auto-quoting and algo framework for pricing, offering, and quoting. Will specifically focus on engagement, framework design and development of deliverables for Credit Cash electronic … multiple streams Solid coding experience in multi-cast messaging (Solace/RV) Experienced coding with relational DB (SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle) Solid technical design experience of low latency trading application services Dev Ops tools (Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, Helios) experience. Overall 7+ Years of Java dev Experience Minimum of 2 years' experience in Linux/UNIX/Shell scripting More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Java Developer - Credit, Algo, E-Trading

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Harvey Nash
Senior Java Developer - Credit, E-Trading, Algo sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London.**Inside IR35 - 4 days on site** The role: Project work also includes enhancements to the auto-quoting and algo framework for pricing, offering, and quoting. Will specifically focus on engagement, framework design and development of deliverables for Credit Cash electronic … multiple streams Solid coding experience in multi-cast messaging (Solace/RV) Experienced coding with relational DB (SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle) Solid technical design experience of low latency trading application services Dev Ops tools (Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, Helios) experience. Overall 7+ Years of Java dev Experience Minimum of 2 years' experience in Linux/UNIX/Shell scripting More ❯
Employment Type: Contractor
Rate: £600 - £620 per day
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Quantitative Engineer Rust

Central London, London, United Kingdom
James Joseph Associates Limited
Our client is a globally recognised name in High-Frequency Prop Trading and Market Making and known for consistent success and impressive profitability. With continued growth across the firm, they are now looking to expand their world-class Quant Development team by hiring a genuine Quant Engineer with some commercial exposure to coding in Rust. (FYI: the base … work within a small autonomous team that acts as a conduit between the low-level core development team and the front office quant researcher and traders across multiple trading platforms (Prop, Market Making & OTC Derivatives) You will work closely with the hands-on Quant Dev Lead within a flat structure, enjoy significant autonomy and a particularly collaborative relationship … strategies as opposed to having more of a lower-level technical latency/performance emphasis so you will need to demonstrate a strong understanding of Systematic Quant/Algo Trading and have strong mathematical capabilities. KEY RESPOSIBILITIES: Collaborating with Quant Traders & Researchers to design, implement, and test trading strategies and algorithms Automating the deployment and monitoring More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Algorithmic Trading
England
10th Percentile
£60,000
25th Percentile
£111,250
Median
£125,000
75th Percentile
£152,500
90th Percentile
£172,500