Electronic Trading Jobs in the UK

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C++ Developer (FX/Electronic Trading)

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Ascendion
Below are the details of the position: Job Title: C++ Developer (FX/Electronic Trading) Work Location: Bromley, UK (Hybrid – 3 days in a week) Job Description: We are seeking an experienced and skilled C++ Developer to join the team in Bromley, UK. The selected candidate will be responsible for delivering critical low-latency front-office pricing and … trading solutions that support Global Markets businesses. This role requires strong backend development expertise and the ability to work in high-performance, real-time environments. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain server-side solutions in C++ for front-office trading systems. Ensure high performance and low-latency delivery of pricing and trading functionalities. Collaborate with other teams to … relational and time series databases and proficiency in SQL/Q is advantageous. Scripting experience (Bash, Python, Perl) will be useful. Business knowledge in FX and/or Rates electronic trading is desirable. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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React Developer - Fixed Income eTrading

London, United Kingdom
Vertus Partners
Contact email: Job ref: React_FICC_ Duration: Permanent Startdate: Negotiable 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 for Fixed Income products. 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 … quants, and back-end engineers to deliver seamless UI experiences. Contribute to architectural decisions and front-end performance tuning. Required Skills & Experience 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 ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Java Quant Developer - Equity Derivatives

London, United Kingdom
UBS Financial Services
Senior Java Quant Developer - Equity Derivatives United Kingdom Information Technology (IT), Quantitative Analysis, Sales and trading Investment Bank Job Reference # 319773BR City London Job Type Full Time Your role Do you want to play a key role in the front-office of an investment bank? Are you passionate about electronic trading technology? Do you have a … more adaptable, and ultimately more innovative. We're looking for a senior Java developer to: • design, develop and support the US-centric variant of our Equity Derivative pricing and electronic trading platform, working alongside business users to translate complex business and regulatory requirements into innovative solutions. • apply a broad range of software engineering practices to ensure the quality … and issues. • share knowledge and expertise with colleagues, help with hiring, and contribute regularly to our engineering culture and internal communities. You'll be working in the Principal Algorithmic Trading Equity Derivatives crew in London. You will be part of a global development team, working closely with the front office to build out and support user-facing sales and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Rates eTrading VP/ED Level Lead Java Engineer

City of London, London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall
A leading global investment bank is seeking a Java Developer/eTrading Strategist to join its London Rates eTrading team . This front-office role focuses on designing, building, and optimising low-latency Java trading systems that power the bank's global Rates business. The Role You will engineer high-performance Java components for algorithmic execution, pricing, and market … connectivity. Working closely with traders, quants, and technologists, you'll deliver production-ready eTrading solutions with a focus on latency, scalability, and resilience . Key Responsibilities Design and implement low-latency, multithreaded Java applications for Rates eTrading. Develop and optimise execution algorithms, smart order routers, and pricing engines . Profile and tune Java applications for GC optimisation, lock contention, and … and NIO . Familiarity with market microstructure, FIX, order types, and trading protocols . Proven track record delivering production-grade Java trading platforms . Rates (cash & derivatives) eTrading experience strongly preferred. Preferred Technical Skills Core Java 11+ , multithreading, lock-free programming. Low-latency messaging frameworks ( Aeron, Chronicle Queue, Kafka ). High-performance data structures and memory-efficient coding More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £140,000 - £180,000 per annum
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Quantitative Researcher- Senior

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Robert Walters
Our client, a leading international trading group is looking to hire across Quantitative Development, Research, Structuring & Trading to join an expanding high-frequency trading initiative focused on digital assets. This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in developing advanced trading systems from inception within a collaborative, research-driven environment. Quantitative Developer/Researcher … Crypto HFT Location: London This opportunity is to join an expanding high-frequency trading initiative focused on digital assets. This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in developing advanced trading systems from inception within a collaborative, research-driven environment. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain low-latency, high-performance trading infrastructure with Rust at its … core. Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to implement, test, and refine innovative trading strategies. Integrate market data, optimise execution, and ensure reliable operation of live trading platforms. Deliver robust tools for research, signal analysis, backtesting, and real-time monitoring across a variety of digital asset venues. Qualifications: Proficiency in Rust with demonstrable experience building production-quality systems. More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £90,000 - £170,000 per annum
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Quantitative Developer London

London, United Kingdom
GSR Markets Limited
Founded in 2013, GSR is a leading market-making and programmatic trading company in the fast-evolving world of cryptocurrency trading. With more than 200 employees in 5 countries, we provide billions of dollars of liquidity to cryptocurrency protocols and exchanges daily. We build long-term relationships with cryptocurrency communities and traditional investors by offering exceptional service, expertise, and … trading capabilities tailored to their specific needs. GSR works with token issuers, traders, investors, miners, and over 30 cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. In volatile markets, we are a trusted partner to crypto-native builders and those exploring the industry for the first time. Our team of veteran finance and technology executives from Goldman Sachs, Two Sigma, and Citadel, among others … has developed one of the world's most robust trading platforms designed to navigate issues unique to the digital asset markets. We have continuously improved our technology, allowing our clients to scale and execute their strategies with the highest level of efficiency. Working at GSR offers the opportunity to be deeply embedded in every major sector of the cryptocurrency More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Developer

London, United Kingdom
P2P
About Us Founded in 2013, GSR is a leading market-making and programmatic trading company in the fast-evolving world of cryptocurrency trading. With more than 200 employees in 5 countries, we provide billions of dollars of liquidity to cryptocurrency protocols and exchanges daily. We build long-term relationships with cryptocurrency communities and traditional investors by offering exceptional service … expertise, and trading capabilities tailored to their specific needs. GSR works with token issuers, traders, investors, miners, and over 30 cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. In volatile markets, we are a trusted partner to crypto-native builders and those exploring the industry for the first time. Our team of veteran finance and technology executives from Goldman Sachs, Two Sigma, and Citadel … among others, has developed one of the world's most robust trading platforms designed to navigate issues unique to the digital asset markets. We have continuously improved our technology, allowing our clients to scale and execute their strategies with the highest level of efficiency. Working at GSR offers the opportunity to be deeply embedded in every major sector of More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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C++ Developer – FX eTrading

London, United Kingdom
Ascendion
Description: We are seeking an experienced and skilled C++ Developer to join our team. The selected candidate will be responsible for delivering critical low-latency front-office pricing and trading solutions that support Global Markets businesses. This role requires strong backend development expertise and the ability to work in high-performance, real-time environments. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain … server-side solutions in C++ for front-office trading systems. Ensure high performance and low-latency delivery of pricing and trading functionalities. Collaborate with other teams to implement robust, scalable, and efficient solutions. Required Skills and Experience: Minimum 6+ years of server-side development experience in C++, preferably on Linux/UNIX platforms. Strong understanding of C++ Standard … relational and time series databases and proficiency in SQL/Q is advantageous. Scripting experience (Bash, Python, Perl) will be useful. Business knowledge in FX and/or Rates electronic trading is desirable. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Contract
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C++ Developer - FX eTrading

London, United Kingdom
Ascendion
Description: We are seeking an experienced and skilled C++ Developer to join our team. The selected candidate will be responsible for delivering critical low-latency front-office pricing and trading solutions that support Global Markets businesses. This role requires strong backend development expertise and the ability to work in high-performance, real-time environments. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain … server-side solutions in C++ for front-office trading systems. Ensure high performance and low-latency delivery of pricing and trading functionalities. Collaborate with other teams to implement robust, scalable, and efficient solutions. Required Skills and Experience: Minimum 6+ years of server-side development experience in C++, preferably on Linux/UNIX platforms. Strong understanding of C++ Standard … relational and time series databases and proficiency in SQL/Q is advantageous. Scripting experience (Bash, Python, Perl) will be useful. Business knowledge in FX and/or Rates electronic trading is desirable. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Network Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Experis
ITS AS (ENET) Engineer will be a member of the team that is responsible for the support and management of the of the infrastructure that supports the Bank's electronic business (known within other banks as Electronic Trading or Pre-Trade). This will be achieved by leveraging the technical expertise of other teams within UK ITS. … of infrastructure projects and tasks that must be completed. Role Description Deliver and support low latency connectivity and monitoring solutions for the Global Markets business, aligned with front-office trading and regulatory needs. Apply SRE principles to improve availability, latency, performance, and capacity planning across trading infrastructure. Collaborate with network and platform engineers to design reliable, self-healing … Global Markets connectivity roadmap, from project delivery through to operational handoff and lifecycle management. Partner with business stakeholders and platform owners to ensure infrastructure and observability tooling meets evolving trading requirements. Monitor and manage capacity and performance of global connectivity systems, working with regional teams to aggregate local intelligence. Develop and maintain automated alerting, health checks, and dashboards, supporting More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £450 - £506/day
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Senior Software Engineer, Institutional

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Prudence Holdings
ultimately build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time. At we are building the foremost innovative crypto ecosystem for institutional clients across trading, lending, custody, staking and DeFi services. We are on the search for experienced Back-End Engineers to join our growing Development Community in London. In this role, you will … meet the growing demands of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. Since 2017, has run a successful Institutional business and has been the leading strategic capital partner to the largest trading, investment, and mining companies in the crypto space, providing lending, OTC and electronic trading, custody, asset management funds, and other financial products and services. What you will … s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar disciplines Familiarity with Unix-like operating systems 1 - 7 years' experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment Experience working on trading related back-end applications is preferred An innate curiosity and a strong grasp of software engineering principles Strong verbal and written communication skills Interest in both traditional finance and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Java Technical Lead - Low Latency E-Trading (eFX)

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
their front-office eFX Pricing & Platform Team . This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll work directly with Quants and Traders to engineer ultra-low-latency trading systems . You'll combine advanced Java engineering with strategic input into platform architecture, optimisation, and scalability -delivering business-critical solutions used daily in electronic trading. What You … and GC tuning. Driving automation, performance optimisation, scalability, and resilience across platforms. Leading complex technical initiatives across multiple feature teams. Partnering closely with front-office stakeholders to deliver impactful trading technology. What We're Looking For Deep expertise in Java with proven experience in ultra-low-latency, high-performance systems . Strong background in electronic trading (ideally … highly competitive bonus 30 days holiday Hybrid working - just 2 days per month onsite This is a rare chance to play a hands-on leadership role in front-office trading technology , delivering ultra-low-latency solutions in a high-profile environment. 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 Technical Lead - Low Latency E-Trading eFX

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall
their front-office eFX Pricing & Platform Team . This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll work directly with Quants and Traders to engineer ultra-low-latency trading systems . You'll combine advanced Java engineering with strategic input into platform architecture, optimisation, and scalability -delivering business-critical solutions used daily in electronic trading. What You … and GC tuning. Driving automation, performance optimisation, scalability, and resilience across platforms. Leading complex technical initiatives across multiple feature teams. Partnering closely with front-office stakeholders to deliver impactful trading technology. What We're Looking For Deep expertise in Java with proven experience in ultra-low-latency, high-performance systems . Strong background in electronic trading (ideally … highly competitive bonus 30 days holiday Hybrid working - just 2 days per month onsite This is a rare chance to play a hands-on leadership role in front-office trading technology , delivering ultra-low-latency solutions in a high-profile environment. McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds. More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £150,000 - £180,000 per annum
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Global Head of Production- AWS, Fixed Income

London, United Kingdom
Harvey Nash
business critical technology implementations in a production context Experience in a production management role within financial services Demonstrable experience of global Equities market structure and workflows, including regulatory responsibilities, electronic trading workflows that support cash Equities and Listed Derivatives asset classes, including a solid understanding of algorithms Experience overseeing implementation and support of various technology platforms, including significant More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Global Head of Production- AWS, Fixed Income

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Harvey Nash
business critical technology implementations in a production context Experience in a production management role within financial services Demonstrable experience of global Equities market structure and workflows, including regulatory responsibilities, electronic trading workflows that support cash Equities and Listed Derivatives asset classes, including a solid understanding of algorithms Experience overseeing implementation and support of various technology platforms, including significant More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £150,000 per annum
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Senior Full Stack Product Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
9fin
About 9fin The world's largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data. Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it's in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Java Engineer - Front Office

London, United Kingdom
Brevan Howard CFD LTD
Howard was founded in 2002 and launched its flagship global macro strategy in April 2003. It currently manages over $30bn and engages predominantly in discretionary directional and relative value trading in fixed income and FX markets, as well as the recently launched BH Digital, a division within Brevan Howard to manage crypto and digital asset strategies.The firm currently employs … validate deliverables. API Development for Analytics and Data: Work closely with portfolio managers and quant devs to develop and maintain APIs for analytics and data dissemination, ensuring that the trading team has the accurate and timely information needed for decision-making. Ensure the integrity and reliability of data feeding into the trading systems. DevOps and Infrastructure Setup and … on real time low latency systems. 3+ years of experience in Java. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Python experience desirable. Real-time software development, e.g. with eTrading background. Experience with REDIS, Chronicle and other low latency middleware a plus. Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Executive Search Consultant - Work with a Global Firm!

London, UK
Rule Recruitment
Consultant The Client and the Opportunity Our client is an award-winning specialist search firm. They operate globally to deliver into the worlds leading quant and tech-driven systematic trading firms as well as electronic trading divisions within the top investment banks. They have also worked closely with renowned and up-and-coming tech start-ups and More ❯
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Lead AI Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
9fin
About 9fin The world's largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data. Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it's in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Pre-trade Java Developer - FX eTrading

London, United Kingdom
Vertus Partners
We are currently recruiting an experienced Java Developer to join the FX eTrading team at a leading investment bank, working on a range of high-impact, business-facing projects. In this role, you will collaborate closely with traders and quants to gather business requirements and contribute to the design and development of high-performance, pre-trade applications. Key Responsibilities Work … with front-office stakeholders to design, develop, and enhance pre-trade applications. Deliver performant, reliable, and scalable trading solutions. Optimise system latency, throughput, and resilience. Required Skills & Experience Experience building high-performance trading applications for FX, Fixed Income or Rates. Experience developing real-time, low-latency and high-throughput systems. Advanced knowledge of multithreading and concurrency. Solid understanding More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior AI Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
9fin
About 9fin The world's largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data. Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it's in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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E-Trading Quantitative Developer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Lorien
month rolling contract - Inside IR35 - Investment Banking Core accountabilities of role * Advanced level professional accountable for providing excellence as an eFIC Trading Quant Developer within Global markets. The roleholder will, for example:o Deliver the quartz Core roadmapo Define the next effort required by the continuing need to improve the platformo Define and deliver the monitoring tools of the … or experience. Acts as a point of escalation for more junior staff. Knowledge, Skill and Experience * Professional qualification, Masters or PhD in computing science and expert knowledge in [e-trading quantitative development] within Global Markets.* Strong technical background in e-trading quantitative development, particularly programming experience in an industrial context, within Global Markets.* Proactively able to identify areas More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: Salary negotiable
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Team Lead, EMEA Customer Operations

London, United Kingdom
MarketAxess Holdings Inc
London, England Full-time Company Description MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. … delivery of a central first-line Client Service and Operational Support to our EMEA clients. As Team Lead, this individual will act in a senior capacity to ensure participants, trading operations, technical onboarding and MiFID II requirements are met. Additionally, the Lead will focus on trading system functionalities, global trading protocols, client satisfaction, client account services, automation … and individual and team development. How You'll Help Take Us There Perform general day-to-day support (1st Line) of EMEA trading venues Participant system functionality support: Trade support related issues - Booking, Price Calculations, STP and FIX related queries Additional user setups & permission changes for previously on boarded participants Platform Post-Trade queries e.g., PII - in line with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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AVP C# Developer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Huxley
across the board. Responsible for effective and efficient running of the Fixed Income systems, integrated into the wider Bank's environment to meet the needs of the Bank's trading desks Delivering fast-paced agile high quality software changes and solutions, help running Scrums, Sprints and creating and deploying Releases. Providing guidance and advice on .Net, .Net Core, C# … sure their strategic objectives are being met through technology changes. Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications Core Development Languages covering .Net Core, C# Experience in financial industry (ideally low-touch e-trading platforms) is required Strong numerical and financial skills with the ability to interpret financial information and able to design and use of financial models Excellent analytical and problem-solving … on experience with automated testing environments and CI/CD Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar To find out more about Huxley, please visit www.huxley.com Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £50,000 - £80,000 per annum
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AVP C# Developer

London, United Kingdom
Huxley Associates
across the board. Responsible for effective and efficient running of the Fixed Income systems, integrated into the wider Bank's environment to meet the needs of the Bank's trading desks Delivering fast-paced agile high quality software changes and solutions, help running Scrums, Sprints and creating and deploying Releases. Providing guidance and advice on .Net, .Net Core, C# … sure their strategic objectives are being met through technology changes. Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications Core Development Languages covering .Net Core, C# Experience in financial industry (ideally low-touch e-trading platforms) is required Strong numerical and financial skills with the ability to interpret financial information and able to design and use of financial models Excellent analytical and problem-solving … experience with automated testing environments and CI/CD Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar To find out more about Huxley, please visit (url removed) Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £50000 - £80000/annum
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Electronic Trading
10th Percentile
£75,125
25th Percentile
£89,375
Median
£112,500
75th Percentile
£137,500
90th Percentile
£168,750