Algorithmic Trading Jobs in London

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eTrading Strategist - Associate/VP

London, United Kingdom
Nomura Holdings, Inc
Department overview: We are a Rates focused eTrading Strats team, operating globally in London, New York and Tokyo. We are responsible for the development and operation of automated trading strategies, eBooks and pricing models across client and interdealer electronic venues. Role Description You are a confident and self-motivating quant/strat with a solid understanding of electronic … team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and optimizing electronic trading strategies across various asset classes and markets. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop sophisticated algorithmic trading strategies using quantitative methods and statistical analysis Implement and optimize execution algorithms to improve trading efficiency and reduce market impact Analyse market microstructure and … environments In-depth understanding of market microstructure, order types, and exchange connectivity Proficiency in statistical analysis and machine learning techniques Experience with high-frequency trading (HFT) and algorithmic execution strategies Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment Preferred Experience: Experience with multiple asset classes (Rates, equities, futures, options, FX More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Global Banking & Markets - Production Support Engineer - Associate - London

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Goldman Sachs Bank AG
control over each of these millions of transactions. Who We Look For The FICC Systematic Market Making (SMM) business consolidates and expands the firm's electronic market making and algorithmic trade execution. As part of the SMM Engineering team, SMM Production Engineering partners with SMM Trading to develop and support the pricing and execution services for the … automation, improving real-time monitoring, developing metrics to track performance, and managing the release and deployment lifecycle. Team members help support the day-to-day operations of the trading desk and the electronic trading systems; the team is expected to interact closely with Trading & Sales business users. Candidates must have the technical and analytical … to identify and resolve production problems as well as assess risk of systems changes. Job Summary Technical and operational risk management of a fast-paced, multi-asset electronic trading business Software development focused on creating sustainable systems and services that meet uptime and performance requirements through automation Finding opportunities for efficiency and cost savings in support process and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Global Banking & Markets - Production Support Engineer - Associate - London

London, United Kingdom
WeAreTechWomen
control over each of these millions of transactions. Who We Look For The FICC Systematic Market Making (SMM) business consolidates and expands the firm's electronic market making and algorithmic trade execution. As part of the SMM Engineering team, SMM Production Engineering partners with SMM Trading to develop and support the pricing and execution services for the … automation, improving real-time monitoring, developing metrics to track performance, and managing the release and deployment lifecycle. Team members help support the day-to-day operations of the trading desk and the electronic trading systems; the team is expected to interact closely with Trading & Sales business users. Candidates must have the technical and analytical … to identify and resolve production problems as well as assess risk of systems changes. Job Summary Technical and operational risk management of a fast-paced, multi-asset electronic trading business Software development focused on creating sustainable systems and services that meet uptime and performance requirements through automation Finding opportunities for efficiency and cost savings in support process and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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FX Options E-Trading Quant Developer

London, United Kingdom
UBS Financial Services
FX Options E-Trading Quant Developer Location: London, United Kingdom Department: Quantitative Analysis, Trading Division: Investment Bank Job Reference Number: 304893BR Job Type: Full Time Your Role Are you passionate about delivering and building robust, scalable core Java server systems? Motivated to deliver real business value? If … yes, we are looking for you to: Sit within the Global Markets principal e-trading business (covering FX, PM, Rates, Credit, and Equities) and develop next-generation algorithmic trading solutions. Operate within a high-performing, fast-paced quant development team, aligned with business goals. Add meaningful functionality that helps grow the business and impacts revenues. … role involves hands-on implementation of technical solutions for market-making FX options electronically. This is an excellent opportunity to engage with various projects and gain exposure to algo trading and related technologies (complex event processing, KDB, etc.). The full SDLC (analysis, implementation, support) is involved in different projects. There is close interaction with London-based trading More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Developer, Equities & Futures (London)

London, UK
Multi-Strat Hedge Fund
Kingdom Quantitative Developer, Equities & Futures Multi-Strat Hedge Fund London Area, United Kingdom Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Department: Equities and Futures Trading Pod Position Type: Full-time About the Company Join a leading global hedge fund with a strong track record of delivering superior returns through sophisticated trading strategies … 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 live markets. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type … trading London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 10 months ago City Of London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Quantitative Developer – Java – Algorithmic Trading - High Frequency Trading London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago Greater London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Quantitative Developer - Electronic Trading More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Senior Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Ripple
opportunities, join us, and build real world value. THE WORK: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer passionate about solving ambitious problems and working directly with Ripple Trading and Markets in the cross-border payments space. We are passionate about the growth of our engineers and place a premium on career development. You will have a high … degree of accountability and responsibility from Day 1. You will be an integral part of the Ripple Trading and Markets Team, building scalable, resilient and performant trading systems in a constantly evolving and fast paced environment. You will have real impact and have the opportunity to drive the architectural roadmap, whilst looking to optimise away manual … inefficiencies. The team has helped develop a number of modular building blocks Low-latency Algorithms for Automated Trading and Systematic Market Making Real-time streaming pipelines and signals Pricing libraries and tooling Venue connectivity for automated fund movement and management. By the end of 2025 where we want to be Further evolution of the Algo suite, refining the 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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Global Banking & Markets - Quantitative Developer - VP - London (London)

Wandsworth, Greater London, UK
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: Full-time
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Vice President Trading Algorithm Strategist

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Page Group
excellence and cutting-edge technology in its operations. Description Collaborate directly with business stakeholders and developers to analyze and resolve trading system challenges. Architect, implement, and tune algorithmic trading strategies to deliver optimal execution outcomes. Work closely with cross-functional teams-quantitative analysts, engineers, and platform owners-to understand evolving business and technical requirements. Conduct … data-driven research and performance analysis to identify areas for algorithmic enhancement. Design strategic trading components prioritizing scalability, resiliency, and ultra-low latency. Ensure the robustness and security of trading algorithms through rigorous testing and validation practices. Act as a technical mentor, offering guidance on distributed architecture, design patterns, and best coding practices. Drive continuous … innovation by proposing and delivering enhancements to the algorithmic trading framework. Profile Proven track record as a Trading Algorithm Strategist or similar role in financial services. Advanced programming skills, especially in C++. Deep knowledge of market microstructure, algorithmic trading concepts, and execution strategies. Strong understanding of distributed systems and performance-sensitive applications. More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £115,000 - £130,000 per annum
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Quantative Developer

City, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Pioneer Search Ltd
Quantitative Developer - Systematic Execution Algo Trading | Java, Equities, Market Microstructure | £115,000 | London (Hybrid) A leading global financial institution is looking to hire a Quantitative Developer into their electronic trading/execution algorithms team in London. This is a Front Office role combining core Java development, quantitative research, and systematic strategy implementation, ideal for someone with … behind systematic trading strategies. The position offers strong exposure to both low-latency trading infrastructure and client-driven product development. Key Responsibilities: Analyse performance of algorithmic trading strategies using large datasets Optimise market microstructure-aware trading logic and execution tactics Design and implement Java-based business logic for live trading … Up to £115,000 base Location: London (Hybrid, 2-3 days per week onsite) Industry: Financial services, electronic trading, Front Office technology Team: Global quant/algo trading group This is a unique opportunity for a Java Quant Developer to work directly on the engine of Real Time equity trading, driving tangible performance improvements More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 110,000 - 115,000 Annual
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Algo Trading Developer - Java

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
Algo Trading Developer - Global Financial Technology Leader Up to £130k base salary | Permanent | Hybrid Working | Central London I'm working with a world-leading financial technology organisation to find a highly capable Algo Trading Developer. My client is at the forefront of algorithmic trading and seeking a talented developer to join their Global … to work with some of the brightest minds in quantitative finance on systems that process billions in daily trading volume. What You'll Be Building Low latency algorithmic trading platforms handling real-time market data Smart order routing systems and execution algorithms for global equity markets Quantitative models and analytical trading signals High … to deliver innovative liquidity and data solutions that power the world's financial markets. This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior developer looking to make their mark in algorithmic trading. Please get in touch for a confidential discussion. McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Senior Java Developer - Algo/FX/eTrading

London, United Kingdom
Sanderson Recruitment
Office Algo eTrading Development Team of a leading investment bank. This is an exciting opportunity to design, develop, and deliver high-performance technical solutions for a cutting-edge trading platform. Responsibilities Be a hands-on Senior Developer, influencing project direction from the outset. Develop new connectivity and RFQ protocols, including portfolios, for the expansion of eTrading. Enhance the … of Algo containers. Key Skills Core Java: High-performance Java coding with expertise in zero-GC/non-allocating development. Multithreading: Advanced knowledge of concurrent programming. Low Latency Trading: Proven experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems. Networking & Messaging: FIX protocol, multicast technologies, and 29West or similar high-performance messaging tools. Linux: Strong familiarity with Linux environments. Domain … Front Office Trading, or Risk systems. Nice to Have Market Data, Order Connectivity, and Order Management and Experience with FIX protocol and ION API. Knowledge of Algo trading frameworks and systems. Expertise in designing and coding trading components such as pricing, quoting, hedging, and order management systems. Familiarity with container-based solutions and smart More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Vice President Trading Algorithm Strategist

London, United Kingdom
Page Executive
and cutting-edge technology in its operations. Job Description Collaborate directly with business stakeholders and developers to analyze and resolve trading system challenges. Architect, implement, and tune algorithmic trading strategies to deliver optimal execution outcomes. Work closely with cross-functional teams-quantitative analysts, engineers, and platform owners-to understand evolving business and technical requirements. Conduct … data-driven research and performance analysis to identify areas for algorithmic enhancement. Design strategic trading components prioritizing scalability, resiliency, and ultra-low latency. Ensure the robustness and security of trading algorithms through rigorous testing and validation practices. Act as a technical mentor, offering guidance on distributed architecture, design patterns, and best coding practices. Drive continuous … innovation by proposing and delivering enhancements to the algorithmic trading framework. The Successful Applicant Proven track record as a Trading Algorithm Strategist or similar role in financial services. Advanced programming skills, especially in C++. Deep knowledge of market microstructure, algorithmic trading concepts, and execution strategies. Strong understanding of distributed systems and performance More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Algorithms and Analytics Quantitative Analyst

London, United Kingdom
UBS Financial Services
Job Reference # 322641BR City London Job Type Full Time Your role Are you interested in algorithmic trading? Are you an innovative thinker and enjoy building a business leading platform? We're looking for someone like that who can: • Help design and enhance trading algorithms and analytics for the equities business (and beyond) • Back test … trading strategies across different market regimes • Analyze the way our clients trade to optimize their interactions with UBS • Provide execution consultancy on client order flow, including the use of Transaction Cost Analysis • Research market microstructure and produce analysis for clients • Work closely with Electronic Trading, Equity front office, and IT to deliver regional and global projects … and helping to optimize the trading performance across equities. Your expertise • A doctorate/master's degree in computer science, physics, mathematics, engineering • Experience designing and building algorithmic trading models, modelling market microstructure • Very good understanding of data exploration and modelling • Good understanding of market dynamics and ability to explain/visualize/large data More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Global Banking & Markets, Future Strats, Associate - London

London, United Kingdom
WeAreTechWomen
Futures Strats are responsible for all aspects of the futures electronic trading business, providing sophisticated execution-related services to the firm's clients, with a … particular focus on automated execution algorithms. They are responsible for market microstructure research, pre and post trade analytics as well as design, implementation, testing and support of high-performance algorithmic trading systems and strategies for the firm's futures trading businesses. The team interfaces on a regular basis with clients, sales-trading, technology … and other Strats teams. Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain complex, scalable, low latency and high-capacity quantitative models for real time algorithmic trading, order state management, risk management, and other execution functions. Design and implement novel trading algorithms and approaches to provide generalizable solutions to complex, high-dimensional problems, ensuring efficiency and scalability across different More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Global Banking & Markets, Future Strats, Associate - London London United Kingdom Analyst

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Goldman Sachs Bank AG
Futures Strats are responsible for all aspects of the futures electronic trading business, providing sophisticated execution-related services to the firm's clients, with a … particular focus on automated execution algorithms. They are responsible for market microstructure research, pre and post trade analytics as well as design, implementation, testing and support of high-performance algorithmic trading systems and strategies for the firm's futures trading businesses. The team interfaces on a regular basis with clients, sales-trading, technology … and other Strats teams. Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain complex, scalable, low latency and high-capacity quantitative models for real time algorithmic trading, order state management, risk management, and other execution functions. Design and implement novel trading algorithms and approaches to provide generalizable solutions to complex, high-dimensional problems, ensuring efficiency and scalability across different More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Research - Rates - Vice President (London)

London, UK
JPMorganChase
mathematical models, cutting-edge methodologies and infrastructure to value and hedge financial transactions ranging from vanilla flow products to complex derivative deals, as well as improve the performance of algorithmic trading strategies and promote advanced electronic solutions to our clients worldwide. If you are passionate, curious and ready to make an impact, we are looking for you. … mathematical models, cutting-edge methodologies and infrastructure to value and hedge financial transactions ranging from vanilla flow products to complex derivative deals, as well as improve the performance of algorithmic trading strategies and promote advanced electronic solutions to our clients worldwide. If you are passionate, curious and ready to make an impact, we are looking for you. … will be providing modelling solutions to the Rates business. Your work will combine classical quant finance with solid software engineering to deliver best-in-class models to the trading desk. Quantitative Research (QR) is an expert quantitative modelling group in J.P. Morgan, as well as a leader in financial engineering, data analytics, statistical modelling and portfolio management. As More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Ripple
growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value. THE WORK: We are looking for a Software Engineer passionate about solving ambitious problems and working directly with Ripple Trading and Markets in the cross-border payments space. We are passionate about the growth of our engineers and place a premium on career development. You will have a high … degree of accountability and responsibility from Day 1. You will be an integral part of the Ripple Trading and Markets Team, building scalable, resilient and performant trading systems in a constantly evolving and fast paced environment. You will have real impact and have the opportunity to drive the architectural roadmap, whilst looking to optimise away manual … inefficiencies. The team has helped develop a number of modular building blocks Low-latency Algorithms for Automated Trading and Systematic Market Making Real-time streaming pipelines and signals Pricing libraries and tooling Venue connectivity for automated fund movement and management. By the end of 2025 where we want to be Further evolution of the Algo suite, refining the More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Staff Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Ripple
opportunities, join us, and build real world value. THE WORK: We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer passionate about solving ambitious problems and working directly with Ripple Trading and Markets in the cross-border payments space. We are passionate about the growth of our engineers and place a premium on career development. You will have a high … degree of accountability and responsibility from Day 1. You will be an integral part of the Ripple Trading and Markets Team, building scalable, resilient and performant trading systems in a constantly evolving and fast paced environment. You will have real impact and have the opportunity to drive the architectural roadmap, whilst looking to optimise away manual … inefficiencies. The team has helped develop a number of modular building blocks Low-latency Algorithms for Automated Trading and Systematic Market Making Real-time streaming pipelines and signals Pricing libraries and tooling Venue connectivity for automated fund movement and management. By the end of 2025 where we want to be Further evolution of the Algo suite, refining the More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Developer - Trading Algorithms (London)

London, UK
Millennium
Quantitative Developer - Trading Algorithms Join to apply for the Quantitative Developer - Trading Algorithms role at Millennium Quantitative Developer - Trading Algorithms Join to apply for the Quantitative Developer - Trading Algorithms role at Millennium Job Function Summary The Central Liquidity Strategies (CLS) business manages a number of portfolios and products designed to optimize the … Senior Quantitative Developer to with a strong background in building trading algorithms and a deep understanding of market microstructure and execution strategies to build a greenfield internal algorithmic trading platform This role requires a combination of technical expertise, industry knowledge, and leadership skills to develop and optimize trading algorithms tailored to the businesses … teams with their own signals, either independently or collaboratively. Simulation: Develop a framework of simulators that use market data and trade history (or models) to evaluate the efficacy of algorithmic logic changes. Collaboration with Quant Analysts: Partner with quantitative research analysts to productionize market microstructure and short-term signal models. Performance Evaluation: Develop execution analysis reporting with appropriate benchmarks More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Head of Engineering - Trading Systems (London)

London, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
Keyrock
Join to apply for the Head of Engineering - Trading Systems role at Keyrock 3 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Head of Engineering - Trading Systems role at Keyrock Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Head of Engineering - Trading/Market Making Services … DeFi natives to PhDs. Predominantly remote, we have hubs in London, Brussels and Singapore, and host regular online and offline hangouts to keep the crew tight. We are trading on more than 80 exchanges, and working with a wide array of asset issuers. As a well-established market maker, our distinctive expertise led us to expand rapidly. Today … and DeFi trading desks. But we’re more than a service provider. We’re an initiator. We're pioneers in adopting the Rust development language for our algorithmic trading, and champions of its use in the industry. We support the growth of Web3 startups through our Accelerator Program. We upgrade ecosystems by injecting liquidity into More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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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: £100,000 - £180,000 per annum
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KDB+/Q Quantitative Developer (London)

London, UK
UBS
Job Reference # 318539BR City London Job Type Full Time Your role Are you interested in algorithmic trading? Are you an innovative thinker who enjoys building tools? Work closely with products across Global Markets including Equities, Futures, and FX, and Technology to deliver regional and global projects Help design and enhance analytics for the Equities Analyze algo … You will be working in the Global Markets Quantitative Analytics and Development team. Our role is to provide tools, analytics, and execution consultancy for Execution Services and Electronic Trading for Equities, Futures, and FX products globally. Our team is responsible for building top-grade, high-performance client analytics and data. Your expertise At least one degree in computer …/q Well-versed in Computer Science fundamentals, modern software development practices, Unix utilities Proficient in at least one of Python, MATLAB, or R Experience in designing and building algorithmic trading analytics, market data, and modeling market microstructure Good understanding of data science, market dynamics, and ability to explain, visualize, and work with data Experience in global More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Staff Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Archa
opportunities, join us, and build real world value. THE WORK: We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer passionate about solving ambitious problems and working directly with Ripple Trading and Markets in the cross-border payments space. We are passionate about the growth of our engineers and place a premium on career development. You will have a high … degree of accountability and responsibility from Day 1. You will be an integral part of the Ripple Trading and Markets Team, building scalable, resilient and performant trading systems in a constantly evolving and fast paced environment. You will have real impact and have the opportunity to drive the architectural roadmap, whilst looking to optimise away manual … inefficiencies. Example projects: The team has helped develop a number of modular building blocks Low-latency Algorithms for Automated Trading and Systematic Market Making Real-time streaming pipelines and signals Pricing libraries and tooling Venue connectivity for automated fund movement and management. By the end of 2025 where we want to be Further evolution of the Algo suite More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Director of Rates and Credit Reliability Engineering (London)

London, UK
Hybrid / WFH Options
Deutsche Bank
in managing and accountable for day-to-day production stability in the Rates & Credit business. You will be responsible for the resilience, scalability, and performance of mission-critical trading and risk systems—particularly within the Rates & Credit business—while also influencing SRE practices across FX, Repo, Emerging Markets, Listed Derivatives and other Core Platforms. You will work closely … business and technology stakeholders to shape the future of Production Engineering, while remaining deeply engaged in the technical architecture, stability, incident response, and automation efforts that underpin our trading platforms. What We’ll Offer You A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and … Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Geneos, OpenTelemetry) and infrastructure automation (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines) Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle, market data, and fixed income products, FX or algorithmic trading experience is a plus Familiarity with hybrid cloud environments, Kubernetes, Docker, and modern deployment practices Expertise in incident management, post-mortem culture, change governance, and risk More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Algorithmic Trading
London
10th Percentile
£60,000
25th Percentile
£90,000
Median
£111,250
75th Percentile
£153,125
90th Percentile
£172,500