High-Frequency Trading Jobs in the UK

26 to 50 of 130 High-Frequency Trading Jobs in the UK

HFT Quant Researcher

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Barclay Simpson
Join a globally renowned high-frequency trading firm and a highly respected, multi-strategy hedge fund at the forefront of systematic and quantitative research. We are looking for exceptional senior quant researchers/traders to join our systematic trading strategies team in New York City, London or Europe. Competitive compensation & performance-based … bonuses Your Role: As a Senior Quantitative Researcher, you will lead the development and optimization of high-frequency trading strategies in traditional financial markets. You will work closely with world-class engineers, quants, and traders to solve complex real-time challenges using advanced quantitative techniques and cutting-edge technology. Key Responsibilities: Develop and optimize … systematic, high-frequency trading strategies. Conduct quantitative research to uncover market inefficiencies and improve model robustness. Collaborate with engineering teams to build scalable, low-latency trading systems. Leverage machine learning and statistical methods to enhance signal generation and performance. Mentor junior researchers and foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration. Who More ❯
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HFT Quant Researcher

London Area, United Kingdom
Barclay Simpson
Join a globally renowned high-frequency trading firm and a highly respected, multi-strategy hedge fund at the forefront of systematic and quantitative research. We are looking for exceptional senior quant researchers/traders to join our systematic trading strategies team in New York City, London or Europe. Competitive compensation & performance-based … bonuses Your Role: As a Senior Quantitative Researcher, you will lead the development and optimization of high-frequency trading strategies in traditional financial markets. You will work closely with world-class engineers, quants, and traders to solve complex real-time challenges using advanced quantitative techniques and cutting-edge technology. Key Responsibilities: Develop and optimize … systematic, high-frequency trading strategies. Conduct quantitative research to uncover market inefficiencies and improve model robustness. Collaborate with engineering teams to build scalable, low-latency trading systems. Leverage machine learning and statistical methods to enhance signal generation and performance. Mentor junior researchers and foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration. Who More ❯
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HFT Quant Researcher

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Barclay Simpson
Join a globally renowned high-frequency trading firm and a highly respected, multi-strategy hedge fund at the forefront of systematic and quantitative research. We are looking for exceptional senior quant researchers/traders to join our systematic trading strategies team in New York City, London or Europe. Competitive compensation & performance-based … bonuses Your Role: As a Senior Quantitative Researcher, you will lead the development and optimization of high-frequency trading strategies in traditional financial markets. You will work closely with world-class engineers, quants, and traders to solve complex real-time challenges using advanced quantitative techniques and cutting-edge technology. Key Responsibilities: Develop and optimize … systematic, high-frequency trading strategies. Conduct quantitative research to uncover market inefficiencies and improve model robustness. Collaborate with engineering teams to build scalable, low-latency trading systems. Leverage machine learning and statistical methods to enhance signal generation and performance. Mentor junior researchers and foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration. Who More ❯
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C++ Software Engineer - Hybrid working - £70,000 - £350,000 Base (+ Bonus)

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
Job title: C++ Software Engineer Client: Elite Prop Trading Firm Salary … Base (+ Bonus) Location: London/Hybrid My client are seeking a C++ Software Engineer who will play a critical role in developing and optimizing high-frequency trading systems, ensuring they operate at peak performance with minimal latency. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment where your contributions … the most cutting edge technologies and boast a world class technical team where you will work and learn from the best. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++ trading applications. Optimize code for maximum speed and efficiency, minimizing latency. Implement and enhance trading algorithms in collaboration with quantitative researchers and traders. Develop and More ❯
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C++ Software Engineer - Hybrid working - £70,000 - £350,000 Base (+ Bonus)

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
Job title: C++ Software Engineer Client: Elite Prop Trading Firm Salary … Base (+ Bonus) Location: London/Hybrid My client are seeking a C++ Software Engineer who will play a critical role in developing and optimizing high-frequency trading systems, ensuring they operate at peak performance with minimal latency. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment where your contributions … the most cutting edge technologies and boast a world class technical team where you will work and learn from the best. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++ trading applications. Optimize code for maximum speed and efficiency, minimizing latency. Implement and enhance trading algorithms in collaboration with quantitative researchers and traders. Develop and More ❯
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Senior C++ Engineer (Crypto) | Quant Hedge Fund

London, England, United Kingdom
Selby Jennings
research, and technology to develop and implement diverse investment strategies. Their team consists of experts from various fields, including engineering, computer science, and finance, working collaboratively to optimise trading and investment processes. They focus on automation and systematic approaches to manage risk and deliver consistent returns across different markets and asset classes. They are looking for a senior … expertise in low latency development, ideally in cryptocurrency markets or HFT. Responsibilities Pivotal role in enhancing market access systems to meet the demands of low-latency and high-frequency trading in cryptocurrency markets. Work closely with traders and researchers to understand the unique requirements of cryptocurrency trading and provide timely feedback and More ❯
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Network Operations Engineer - Automation Focused - System Integrator

London, United Kingdom
Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited
Join a world-class team supporting the network operations of a high-frequency trading firm in West London, where performance and precision are paramount. This is a rare opportunity to work in a fast-paced, automation-first environment, delivering next-generation infrastructure for quantitative finance.They are seeking a Network Operations Engineer - Automation Focused to More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Strategy & Operations Manager

London, United Kingdom
P2P
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 across … 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 in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. Read more here. Strategy & Operations team Strategy & Operations team is in … new technologies quickly, both on conceptual (e.g. how DeFi protocols work) and hands-on (how to use automation tools) levels Other Requirements Curiosity in the world of finance, trading, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies; if you are not interested to follow the industry in your spare time "because it's fascinating", it will be difficult to keep up Ability to More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Software Development Engineer (Python)

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Job Title: Python Software Engineer Client: Elite High Frequency Trading Firm Salary: £70,000 - £225,000 Base (+ Bonus) Location: London/Hybrid My client is looking for an experienced Python Software Engineer to join their rapidly expanding development team, leveraging Python to streamline and automate critical processes. Exceptional professional growth opportunities … a relevant role such as Python Software Engineer or Quant Developer. Proficiency in modern software development practices, including version control and agile development methodologies. Design, implement, and optimize trading algorithms, order execution systems, and real-time data processing tools using Python to support front office trading strategies. Work closely with traders and quant teams to understand … requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and enhance the trading platform s functionality and performance. Focus on improving system performance, minimizing latency, and ensuring high availability of trading systems, with a strong emphasis on efficient Python coding practices. Develop tools for real-time monitoring, risk assessment, and analytics, ensuring the systems can handle large More ❯
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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Crypto High-Frequency Trading

London, England, United Kingdom
Selby Jennings
We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help design and build the automation, configuration, and deployment tooling that underpins our high-frequency trading (HFT) platform. This role is at the heart of ensuring our trading systems remain highly available, scalable, and robust, supporting the fast-paced and demanding nature … based infrastructure, ensuring seamless configuration and deployment. Implementing observability tools to enhance monitoring, debugging, and performance insights. Ensuring fault tolerance, redundancy, and high availability across critical trading systems. Supporting infrastructure for C++ and Rust-based trading systems, ensuring smooth integration. What We're Looking For Strong programming skills in Python, with the ability to … for automation and reliability. You'll thrive in a fast-moving, high-performance environment where efficiency and resilience are critical. You should enjoy working across development, trading, and infrastructure teams to optimise and enhance system performance. More ❯
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Application Support £140,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
Job Title: Application Support Client: FinTech trading Salary: Up to £120,000 + Bonus/Benefits Location: London (Hybrid) My client are a completely tech driven proprietary trading firm, looking to expand their Application Support team, and would like someone with prior front office experience to provide technical support and engineering functions in support of their … proprietary and third party trading systems. This role will be highly technical with a large focus on automation! responsibilities: Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for both pre-trading and post-trading activities. Monitor and support the entire transaction flow across the trading platform. Promptly identify, analyse, and resolve … alerts and issues, or escalate them to minimize disruptions in trade flow and prevent outages. Collaborate extensively with the trading community, back office operations, brokers, exchanges, development teams, and infrastructure teams. Supervise automated processes, scheduled jobs, and routine reports. Create tooling and automate processes where necessary to optimise workflows/inefficiencies Liaise with Dev and Infrastructure teams to More ❯
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Application Support £140,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
Job Title: Application Support Client: FinTech trading Salary: Up to £120,000 + Bonus/Benefits Location: London (Hybrid) My client are a completely tech driven proprietary trading firm, looking to expand their Application Support team, and would like someone with prior front office experience to provide technical support and engineering functions in support of their … proprietary and third party trading systems. This role will be highly technical with a large focus on automation! responsibilities: Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for both pre-trading and post-trading activities. Monitor and support the entire transaction flow across the trading platform. Promptly identify, analyse, and resolve … alerts and issues, or escalate them to minimize disruptions in trade flow and prevent outages. Collaborate extensively with the trading community, back office operations, brokers, exchanges, development teams, and infrastructure teams. Supervise automated processes, scheduled jobs, and routine reports. Create tooling and automate processes where necessary to optimise workflows/inefficiencies Liaise with Dev and Infrastructure teams to More ❯
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Application Support £140,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Hunter Bond
Job Title: Application Support Client: FinTech trading Salary: Up to £120,000 + Bonus/Benefits Location: London (Hybrid) My client are a completely tech driven proprietary trading firm, looking to expand their Application Support team, and would like someone with prior front office experience to provide technical support and engineering functions in support of their … proprietary and third party trading systems. This role will be highly technical with a large focus on automation! responsibilities: Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for both pre-trading and post-trading activities. Monitor and support the entire transaction flow across the trading platform. Promptly identify, analyse, and resolve … alerts and issues, or escalate them to minimize disruptions in trade flow and prevent outages. Collaborate extensively with the trading community, back office operations, brokers, exchanges, development teams, and infrastructure teams. Supervise automated processes, scheduled jobs, and routine reports. Create tooling and automate processes where necessary to optimise workflows/inefficiencies Liaise with Dev and Infrastructure teams to More ❯
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C++ Trading System Developer

London, United Kingdom
Join a top-tier crypto-native quant firm focused on building bleeding-edge infrastructure to power high-frequency and algorithmic trading across digital asset markets worldwide. This company is motivated to hire top talent from around the globe. As a C++ Trading Systems Engineer, you ll be part of an elite team … office role, embedded with quant traders and researchers, where your systems will drive execution across dozens of venues in real time. Architect and deploy ultra-low latency crypto trading systems in modern C++ (20/23) Build high-performance backtesting, simulation, and market data pipelines Push production code live daily what you build gets used immediately … 3+ years of expert-level C++ on Linux in trading, HFT, or real-time systems Proven track record of shipping mission-critical, latency-sensitive software Deep experience with FIX, binary protocols, and market data ingestion Obsession with performance, minimalism, and elegant code More ❯
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C++ Trading Systems Developer

London Area, United Kingdom
Radley James
Join a top-tier crypto-native quant firm focused on building bleeding-edge infrastructure to power high-frequency and algorithmic trading across digital asset markets worldwide. This company is motivated to hire top talent from around the globe. As a C++ Trading Systems Engineer, you’ll be part of an elite team … role, embedded with quant traders and researchers, where your systems will drive execution across dozens of venues in real time. Responsibilities: Architect and deploy ultra-low latency crypto trading systems in modern C++ (20/23) Build high-performance backtesting, simulation, and market data pipelines Optimize direct exchange connectivity, order flow, and strategy execution Push production … code live daily—what you build gets used immediately Qualifications: 3+ years of expert-level C++ on Linux in trading, HFT, or real-time systems Proven track record of shipping mission-critical, latency-sensitive software Deep experience with FIX, binary protocols, and market data ingestion Obsession with performance, minimalism, and elegant code More ❯
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C++ Trading Systems Developer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Radley James
Join a top-tier crypto-native quant firm focused on building bleeding-edge infrastructure to power high-frequency and algorithmic trading across digital asset markets worldwide. This company is motivated to hire top talent from around the globe. As a C++ Trading Systems Engineer, you’ll be part of an elite team … role, embedded with quant traders and researchers, where your systems will drive execution across dozens of venues in real time. Responsibilities: Architect and deploy ultra-low latency crypto trading systems in modern C++ (20/23) Build high-performance backtesting, simulation, and market data pipelines Optimize direct exchange connectivity, order flow, and strategy execution Push production … code live daily—what you build gets used immediately Qualifications: 3+ years of expert-level C++ on Linux in trading, HFT, or real-time systems Proven track record of shipping mission-critical, latency-sensitive software Deep experience with FIX, binary protocols, and market data ingestion Obsession with performance, minimalism, and elegant code More ❯
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Trading Systems Support Specialist

London, United Kingdom
Nomura Holdings, Inc
Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Job Title: Trading Systems Support Specialist Job Code: 9860 Country: GB City: London Skill Category: IT\Technology Description: Corporate Title: Associate Department: Instinet - EU TSS Location: London Company overview Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets … the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit Department overview The Trading System Support team provides both local and global technical support of the Instinet's trading environment. The applicant must be highly motivated, able to work on their … job will be to provide exceptional customer service, technical and operational support to internal and external clients. Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of Instinet's Trading Environment. The right candidate should welcome a challenge, embrace change, be creative, work well under tight deadlines, and thrive in a team-oriented, results-oriented environment. Weekend and bank More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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C++ Software Engineer - Major HFT Firm

London Area, United Kingdom
Capital Markets Recruitment
Our client, a major High-Frequency Trading firm, is looking to hire a C++ Software Engineer to help develop and build out their HFT and MFT trading platforms. This individual will work closely with one of the firm's most successful Trading teams to help optimise their trading … firms, collaborate with an exceptionally talented team operating in a hybrid approach, and earn market-leading compensation packages. Responsibilities: Work directly on Mid-Frequency and High-Frequency Trading platforms and collaborate with some of the firm's top Traders Assist in the development and optimization of a top-class trading … of hands-on experience with C++ Software Engineering experience within the financial industry (ideally at a HFT firm, Hedge Fund or leading investment bank) Previous exposure working on Trading Systems Experience with Python development would be a plus Familiarity with Linux BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative discipline To discuss the role in confidence, please reach More ❯
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C++ Software Engineer - Major HFT Firm

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Capital Markets Recruitment
Our client, a major High-Frequency Trading firm, is looking to hire a C++ Software Engineer to help develop and build out their HFT and MFT trading platforms. This individual will work closely with one of the firm's most successful Trading teams to help optimise their trading … firms, collaborate with an exceptionally talented team operating in a hybrid approach, and earn market-leading compensation packages. Responsibilities: Work directly on Mid-Frequency and High-Frequency Trading platforms and collaborate with some of the firm's top Traders Assist in the development and optimization of a top-class trading … of hands-on experience with C++ Software Engineering experience within the financial industry (ideally at a HFT firm, Hedge Fund or leading investment bank) Previous exposure working on Trading Systems Experience with Python development would be a plus Familiarity with Linux BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative discipline To discuss the role in confidence, please reach More ❯
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C++ Software Engineer - Major HFT Firm

South East London, England, United Kingdom
Capital Markets Recruitment
Our client, a major High-Frequency Trading firm, is looking to hire a C++ Software Engineer to help develop and build out their HFT and MFT trading platforms. This individual will work closely with one of the firm's most successful Trading teams to help optimise their trading … firms, collaborate with an exceptionally talented team operating in a hybrid approach, and earn market-leading compensation packages. Responsibilities: Work directly on Mid-Frequency and High-Frequency Trading platforms and collaborate with some of the firm's top Traders Assist in the development and optimization of a top-class trading … of hands-on experience with C++ Software Engineering experience within the financial industry (ideally at a HFT firm, Hedge Fund or leading investment bank) Previous exposure working on Trading Systems Experience with Python development would be a plus Familiarity with Linux BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative discipline To discuss the role in confidence, please reach More ❯
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C++ Developer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
HFT Prop Fund
Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled C++ Software Engineer to join a leading high-frequency trading firm renowned for its cutting-edge technology and innovative approach to financial markets. You will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, contributing to the design, development, and optimisation of high-performance … trading systems. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where technology and trading intersect. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and optimise high-performance, low-latency trading systems. Implement and enhance trading strategies and execution algorithms. Collaborate with traders and researchers to identify and deliver technology solutions … passion for tackling complex technical challenges. A proactive approach to development with a focus on quality and innovation. Experience in financial markets, trading systems, or high-frequency trading is advantageous but not required. What’s on Offer: Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art technology and solve challenging problems in a More ❯
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C++ Developer

London Area, United Kingdom
HFT Prop Fund
Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled C++ Software Engineer to join a leading high-frequency trading firm renowned for its cutting-edge technology and innovative approach to financial markets. You will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, contributing to the design, development, and optimisation of high-performance … trading systems. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where technology and trading intersect. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and optimise high-performance, low-latency trading systems. Implement and enhance trading strategies and execution algorithms. Collaborate with traders and researchers to identify and deliver technology solutions … passion for tackling complex technical challenges. A proactive approach to development with a focus on quality and innovation. Experience in financial markets, trading systems, or high-frequency trading is advantageous but not required. What’s on Offer: Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art technology and solve challenging problems in a More ❯
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Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Campbell North Ltd
leading trading firms is looking to hire a C++ software engineer in their London office. This role would be desk-aligned with a high frequency trading team, with the opportunity to work closely with researchers and traders, having a direct impact on the success of the desk. What you'll be doing … You'll have the chance to work across many areas of algorithmic trading, including: Their research platform, processing TBs of data daily The ultra-low-latency trading engine Their massive cloud computing analytics infra … Who you are: An experienced C++ programmer, with Python experience a nice-to-have At least 2 years of experience in a quant finance/high frequency trading environment is preferred Alternatively, had impact in high-performing teams in Big Tech What's on offer: Market-leading compensation Flexible hybrid working Leading More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Product Manager

London, United Kingdom
P2P
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 across … 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 in traditional markets and the innovative and entrepreneurial culture of technology startups. Read more here. About the Role We are looking for an … have direct impact. You will work closely with engineers, designers, core developers, and stakeholders across the business to define, build, and ship a secure, scalable, and high-performance trading platform. Key Responsibilities: Own the product lifecycle of our Single Dealer Platform. Translate business needs into detailed product requirements and technical specifications. Manage the engineering team's More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Software Engineer (Networks & Infrastructure) - Financial Org

London, United Kingdom
Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited
Do you want to work alongside the most talented engineers in the world? We are working with the pioneers of High Frequency Trading and Ultra-Low Latency Infrastructure, we're seeing a rockstar Software Engineer with a focus on networks and systems to join their dynamic team of global expert engineers and play a … Engineer to join their passionate team. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply today! Responsibilities: Develop and maintain ultra-fast trading infrastructure Build low level software that sits close to network stack Analyse data and how it moves around Analyse how packets move around the systems Configure network autonomously and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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High-Frequency Trading
10th Percentile
£32,000
25th Percentile
£42,500
Median
£52,500
75th Percentile
£120,000
90th Percentile
£166,500