Low Latency Jobs in London

26 to 50 of 473 Low Latency Jobs in London

Python Developer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hedge Fund
time market data and fundamental data. Implement robust APIs and microservices to integrate trading systems, analytics platforms, and external data providers. Optimize performance and scalability of existing systems, ensuring low-latency trade execution and real-time risk monitoring. Collaborate with quants and traders to prototype and implement algorithms that enhance trading strategies and position management. Lead code reviews More ❯
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Head of Engineering - Trading

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Keyrock
our company-wide technical strategy. Requirements Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field experience. Proven experience building and maintaining high-concurrency, high-performance, low-latency trading systems. Strong proficiency in development and architecture of Rust systems. Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript) and Python are nice to have. Proficient in data-intensive systems. Proven More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Java Quantitative Developer Low Latency

City of London, London, United Kingdom
James Joseph Associates Limited
profits The business is actively expanding as there is additional headcount for a number trade platform specialist Java Development with a focus on either/or Quantitative Development or low-latency performance optimization. You will be working on greenfield projects to build out and enhance their low latency trading systems. THE ROLE: Working in a fast … for a high-frequency, multi-exchange setup. You will focus on optimising every component of the trading stackincluding multi-threading, network communication, order processing, and execution logicto achieve ultra-low latency and high throughput. Robust monitoring, alerting, and performance tracking ensure system reliability. The team has deep expertise in trading protocols, messaging systems, network architectures, and concurrent computing … of trade metrics and strategy efficiency Engineer and optimise ultra-fast connections to trading venues, with a focus on throughput Design architecture capable of handling large volumes in a latency-sensitive environment Implement and manage high-performance messaging frameworks like Aeron and SBE Perform in-depth profiling and tuning to eliminate latency and optimise microsecond-level performance Develop More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Principal Software Engineer

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Curtis Reed Associates
and deep technical expertise is required to join high calibre Product Engineering Team and lead the end-to-end design, implementation and delivery of future architecture for highly scalable, low latency systems within the Banking sector. Key Skills/Experience: Clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, software design, design patterns & core programming concepts. Strong Computer Science skills including … Engineer”, or similar Certification in Apache Kafka (CCDAK) Team-leading Main Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end design, implementation and delivery of future architecture for highly scalable, resilient, data intensive low latency systems on Public Cloud (GCP) Collaborate with the Head of Engineering, Product Managers, Architects, and other stakeholders to define and execute the software engineering teams’ roadmap, scope More ❯
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Senior Java Developer - Algo/FX/eTrading

London, United Kingdom
Sanderson Recruitment
including the replacement 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 … a strong focus on concurrency, collections, messaging, and event-driven processing. 5+ years of experience in multicast messaging (e.g., Solace/RV). Demonstrated expertise in designing and coding low-latency trading application services. Solid background in Capital Markets, Front Office Trading, or Risk systems. Nice to Have Market Data, Order Connectivity, and Order Management and Experience with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Senior Java Developer (Trading Platform)

London, United Kingdom
P2P
The Trading Infrastructure team is building a high-performance, front-to-back Trading Platform that supports multi-asset trading. The platform is designed to handle financial instruments with low-latency execution, robust risk controls, and seamless integration across trading, risk, operations, and finance workflows. The system is built with a modular architecture encompassing core components such as market … algorithms, risk engines, UI dashboards, middle office reconciliation, and account infrastructure. We emphasize event-driven, deterministic system design, real-time observability, and strong security. Our tech stack includes Java (low-latency), Python, Web UI (React/Ag-Grid), Aeron, ClickHouse, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD tooling, with a strong focus on automation, scalability, and performance. AI-assisted … leveraged to boost productivity and quality across the team. Responsibilities Design and develop core backend systems including market connectivity, order routing, execution engine, risk, and position tracking. Implement ultra-low-latency and GC-free components using best practices in lock-free and off-heap programming. Apply event-driven and fully deterministic design principles to ensure traceable and predictable More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Algo Trading Developer - Java

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
This is a chance 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-availability … you'll work directly with trading teams Strong focus on performance optimization, testing, and system reliability Highly Valued Experience Trading strategy development (benchmark tracking, liquidity seeking, dark pool algorithms) Low latency messaging platforms (Solace, 29West) Event-driven programming and publish/subscribe architectures Agile development methodologies About Them A truly global organisation operating from 60+ offices across More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Software Engineer - Low Latency

London, United Kingdom
Millennium
Software Engineer - Low Latency The Latency Critical Trading team seeks a software engineer who is excited to architect, design, and implement low latency C++ systems that are robust, resilient, accurate, stable, and blindingly fast. By building and maintaining this high-performance infrastructure, this developer will help to position Millennium as a leader in the field … the world. Responsibilities: Assisting in the development of a tick by tick backtesting research platform and exchange simulation Collaborating with hardware and software developers across divisions to build ultra-low latency trading systems # Contributing towards the team's technical direction by driving new initiatives Developing and optimizing large-scale parallel computation problems that requires large quantities of … data shared across resources Developing systems, interfaces, and tools to historical market data and trading simulations that increase research productivity Designing and implementing a low latency high-frequency trading platform, which includes collecting quotes and trades from and disseminating orders to exchanges around the world Optimizing this platform by using network and systems programming, as well as other More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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New Trading Team's 1st C++ Quant Developer | HFT

London Area, United Kingdom
Augmentti
Scratch : You’ll have the autonomy to create an entire trading platform from the ground up, leveraging the firm’s core infrastructure while optimizing system performance for high-frequency, low-latency trading. Work with a Humble Leader : You’ll work closely with a brilliant PM who has a strong technical background (from reinforcement learning strategies to low-latency C++ coding) and a pragmatic, collaborative approach. This is someone who’s not only mastered complex trading strategies but is also focused on building a team that thrives on open communication and shared success. Exciting, Startup Vibe – Without the Risk : This is a rare blend of startup excitement backed by the stability of a firm with a … long track record of success in the global trading space. With multiple established offices around the world, the firm is known for its cutting-edge technology and a low attrition rate . No Tech Tests – Just Real Conversations : The process is designed to be a two-way street, with no leetcodes or timed tests. You’ll start with an More ❯
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New Trading Team's 1st C++ Quant Developer | HFT

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Augmentti
Scratch : You’ll have the autonomy to create an entire trading platform from the ground up, leveraging the firm’s core infrastructure while optimizing system performance for high-frequency, low-latency trading. Work with a Humble Leader : You’ll work closely with a brilliant PM who has a strong technical background (from reinforcement learning strategies to low-latency C++ coding) and a pragmatic, collaborative approach. This is someone who’s not only mastered complex trading strategies but is also focused on building a team that thrives on open communication and shared success. Exciting, Startup Vibe – Without the Risk : This is a rare blend of startup excitement backed by the stability of a firm with a … long track record of success in the global trading space. With multiple established offices around the world, the firm is known for its cutting-edge technology and a low attrition rate . No Tech Tests – Just Real Conversations : The process is designed to be a two-way street, with no leetcodes or timed tests. You’ll start with an More ❯
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Staff Software Engineer, Exchange London

London, United Kingdom
Hill Woltron Management Partner GmbH
with a desire to learn and grow with us, someone who can work harder, faster, and smarter to deliver tangible results and process improvements. WHAT YOU WILL DO Build low latency, scalable and highly performant exchange services including matching engine, customer gateways, market data, connectivity to external trading systems, etc. Deliver high quality systems that integrate testing at … millions of users. Be at the forefront of the cryptocurrency exchange ecosystem building out a new set of financial services, systems and architecture. Gain exposure to an array of low latency, high throughput techniques and algorithms. Ensure security is at the forefront of everything you do, employing advanced encryption schemes to secure user and company data. Work closely … the testing process, driving much of the testing at all stages. Experience in trading system architecture, exchange gateway connectivity (binary and FIX), market data generation and ingestion, high throughput, low latency systems. You take a pragmatic approach to developing clean solutions to complex problems. Understanding of algorithms, data structures, databases and large-scale systems. COMPENSATION & PERKS Unlimited vacation More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Staff Software Engineer, Data

London, United Kingdom
Ripple
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 … communication between trading systems and to other partners. Continuing to support and complement Ripple's Payments, Custody and Stablecoin business units WHAT YOU'LL DO: Design and build scalable, low-latency microservices and event-driven data pipelines to support high-throughput trading systems. Champion data engineering best practices including schema evolution, data contracts, and data quality across event … needs. WHAT YOU'LL BRING: 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Java or similar languages (Golang, Scala, etc.). Proven track record building large-scale, low-latency distributed systems in trading or financial environments. Deep understanding of data streaming, order management systems, and modern persistence technologies (e.g., Aurora, DynamoDB). Experience working in front More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Staff Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Ripple
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 … communication between trading systems and to other partners. Continuing to support and complement Ripple's Payments, Custody and Stablecoin business units WHAT YOU'LL DO: Design and build scalable, low-latency microservices and event-driven data pipelines to support high-throughput trading systems. Champion data engineering best practices including schema evolution, data contracts, and data quality across event … needs. WHAT YOU'LL BRING: 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Java or similar languages (Golang, Scala, etc.). Proven track record building large-scale, low-latency distributed systems in trading or financial environments. Deep understanding of data streaming, order management systems, and modern persistence technologies (e.g., Aurora, DynamoDB). Experience working in front More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Product Security Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Qube Research & Technologies Limited
this role, you'll drive automated security processes, influence architecture, and lead strategic security projects. Working closely with IT, cloud, and engineering teams, you'll implement security solutions for low-latency systems and multi-cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud. You'll also secure hybrid infrastructures across Python, C++, and Kotlin/Java environments, ensuring robust … in software development, system architecture and security tools. Strong understanding of security principles, techniques and technologies related to software and product security, cloud platforms and business applications. Knowledge of low-latency financial systems would be an advantage. Experience working with and securing both Windows and Linux-based systems. Extensive experience with one or more cloud platforms such as More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Java Developer(Electronic Trading)

London, United Kingdom
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
tools. Solve technical problems and boost system performance. What You'll Need 8+ years of experience in trading systems, 5+ in eTrading. Strong skills in Java , multi-threading, and low-latency development. Good understanding of fixed income or FX trading . Experience with Linux , TCP/UDP , and performance tuning. Familiar with test-driven development and system design. More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £700 - £850/day
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Java Developer - Up to £170,000 + Bonus + Package

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
+ Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits 🔍 The Role A top-tier FinTech innovator is seeking a skilled Java Engineer to help drive the evolution of their next-generation, low-latency trading platform. This is your opportunity to work at the forefront of real-time financial technology, building performance-critical systems in a collaborative, agile environment. You'll work alongside More ❯
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Java Developer - Up to £170,000 + Bonus + Package

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
+ Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits The Role A top-tier FinTech innovator is seeking a skilled Java Engineer to help drive the evolution of their next-generation, low-latency trading platform. This is your opportunity to work at the forefront of real-time financial technology, building performance-critical systems in a collaborative, agile environment. You'll work alongside More ❯
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C++ Analyst/ Developer - Trading / Investment Banking

London, United Kingdom
Sanderson Recruitment
holders to design, implement and test technology used in trading Participate in DevOps (continuous integration pipeline, code quality tools, release methodologies) Experience: 5+ years of experience building highly performant, low-latency systems on Linux platform Expert level C++ programmer. Must have ability to use the right construct for the problem and not introduce unnecessary complexity for the sake More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £575 - £625 per day
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Software Developer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
JobHeron
your needs. Due to continued growth, they are now looking for a mid-level, skilled C++ developer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have experience working with low-latency products and trading exchanges. Requirements: Bachelors or masters degree in computer science (or related field). 5+ years of professional software development experience. Proficient in C++ (Concurrent More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Global Banking & Markets, Future Strats, Associate - London

London, United Kingdom
WeAreTechWomen
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 More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Backend Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Salt Digital Recruitment
web & application server, GIT, Jira, unit-testing tools, and defect management tools. Additional Preferred Qualifications: Exposure to/understanding of Front-End on web and mobile. Experience in building low-latency trading systems. Working knowledge of AWS cloud. Experience in DevOps development and deployment using Docker and containers. What My Client Offers: Competitive salary and performance-based bonus. 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
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 More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Equities Quant Platform Engineering Lead - Python (Technology) - VP

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Citigroup Inc
engineering and RAG pipelines. Full-stack HTML5 web development skills. Desired Skills: Understanding of Equities Cash, D1 & Deriv market mechanics and products via sell-side trading projects Familiarity with low-latency programming languages such as Rust or C++ What we'll provide you By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Engineer - Controllers - Associate - London

London, United Kingdom
Illinois CPA Society
connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Controllers-London-Vice President-Quantitative Engineering

London, United Kingdom
Illinois CPA Society
connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Low Latency
London
10th Percentile
£71,625
25th Percentile
£85,000
Median
£115,000
75th Percentile
£153,125
90th Percentile
£170,000