Low Latency Jobs in the UK

51 to 75 of 606 Low Latency Jobs in the UK

C++ Engineer

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Durlston Partners
Engineering team in London. You’ll design, build, and optimize the connectivity layer that links our trading systems to global exchanges. The company combines low-latency infrastructure, quantitative research, and machine learning to deliver fast, reliable, and transparent trading solutions Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain low-latency exchange gateways (crypto & traditional). Optimize system performance, network I/O, and message handling. Monitor and profile latency; resolve performance bottlenecks. Build internal tools for diagnostics and real-time monitoring. Collaborate with trading, research, and infrastructure teams. Contribute to team growth through hiring and mentoring. Requirements: BSc … years' experience in performance-critical C++ systems. Strong Linux and systems-level programming skills. In-depth knowledge of TCP/UDP, multicast, and low-latency design. Python or Shell scripting experience a plus. Familiarity with exchange APIs (FIX, WebSocket, REST) preferred. Financial/crypto market experience a bonus. More ❯
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Java Developer- Algo Trading

London Area, United Kingdom
Quant Capital
Low latency Java Developer - Algo Trading Up to £160,000 p/a Leading London-based trading firm has an outstanding opportunity for a Java Developer to join their low latency trading team. Our client quant prop trading house with performance figures of 22%. They … of Trading and the Quant Team and assist in design and development of new trading algorithms, mainly in Java Help engineer a new greenfield low latency trading platform Work on connectivity to Financial Exchanges Improve/maintain existing strategies Develop utility applications and excel tools to help with More ❯
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Java Developer- Algo Trading

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Quant Capital
Low latency Java Developer - Algo Trading Up to £160,000 p/a Leading London-based trading firm has an outstanding opportunity for a Java Developer to join their low latency trading team. Our client quant prop trading house with performance figures of 22%. They … of Trading and the Quant Team and assist in design and development of new trading algorithms, mainly in Java Help engineer a new greenfield low latency trading platform Work on connectivity to Financial Exchanges Improve/maintain existing strategies Develop utility applications and excel tools to help with More ❯
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Senior EFX Developer (Java)

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Axpe Consulting
a highly skilled Senior EFX Developer to join our technical team specializing in electronic trading solutions. We seek a professional with extensive experience in low-latency application development and solid knowledge of financial markets, particularly in Foreign Exchange (FX) . Technical Requirements: Core Java 17+ Advanced low-latency development techniques (zero GC, copy-free) Performance tuning at JVM level, garbage collection (GC) , and OS-level optimization FIX protocol Experience with low-latency messaging technologies : Aeron, SBE, Protobuf, Agrona, Chronicle Functional understanding of financial markets, especially: FX products : Spot, Forward, NDF Pricing, trading, hedging More ❯
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Senior EFX Developer (Java)

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Axpe Consulting
a highly skilled Senior EFX Developer to join our technical team specializing in electronic trading solutions. We seek a professional with extensive experience in low-latency application development and solid knowledge of financial markets, particularly in Foreign Exchange (FX) . Technical Requirements: Core Java 17+ Advanced low-latency development techniques (zero GC, copy-free) Performance tuning at JVM level, garbage collection (GC) , and OS-level optimization FIX protocol Experience with low-latency messaging technologies : Aeron, SBE, Protobuf, Agrona, Chronicle Functional understanding of financial markets, especially: FX products : Spot, Forward, NDF Pricing, trading, hedging More ❯
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Senior Quantitative Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
W Talent
Senior Quantitative Engineer (Low-Latency Java | Crypto) London preferred | Amsterdam & remote (EU) considered Full-time | Competitive compensation A fast-growing, regulated crypto trading venue is looking for a Senior Quantitative Engineer to help build and optimise its next-gen spot and derivatives exchange. This is a high-impact … zero-downtime system that powers both institutional and sophisticated retail access to crypto markets. What You'll Do: Design, build and optimise ultra-low-latency exchange components (matching engine, risk, margin, liquidations) Launch new derivative products across crypto and traditional markets Work closely with clients, risk, and product … teams to ensure performance and reliability Tune and enhance systems for nanosecond/microsecond-level latency What We’re Looking For: Proven expertise in low-latency Java Background in quant development, algorithmic trading , or market-making systems Strong academic or professional background in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science More ❯
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Senior Quantitative Engineer

london, south east england, United Kingdom
W Talent
Senior Quantitative Engineer (Low-Latency Java | Crypto) London preferred | Amsterdam & remote (EU) considered Full-time | Competitive compensation A fast-growing, regulated crypto trading venue is looking for a Senior Quantitative Engineer to help build and optimise its next-gen spot and derivatives exchange. This is a high-impact … zero-downtime system that powers both institutional and sophisticated retail access to crypto markets. What You'll Do: Design, build and optimise ultra-low-latency exchange components (matching engine, risk, margin, liquidations) Launch new derivative products across crypto and traditional markets Work closely with clients, risk, and product … teams to ensure performance and reliability Tune and enhance systems for nanosecond/microsecond-level latency What We’re Looking For: Proven expertise in low-latency Java Background in quant development, algorithmic trading , or market-making systems Strong academic or professional background in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science More ❯
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Senior Software Engineer - FX Platform- Tech-driven Global Market Maker

London, United Kingdom
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
globally. Pioneering their own trading strategies and systems using clean code and sophisticated technology, they run a global network with thousands of high-performance, low-latency applications that solve problems in nanoseconds. Technology facilitates the ability to tackle the challenging problems of trading in new ways. They build … sophisticated trading engines, low-latency connectivity software, modern user interfaces and more in-house. Having a team of passionate, inventive software developers that thrive on solving problems is fundamental to continued success. Here you can build something in the morning and it's trading in the afternoon. What … trading platforms and third parties as well as the global office network Build pricing automation rules for an OTC trading business with an extremely low error tolerance Collaborate deeply with traders, risk analysts, researchers, and other engineers Gain and develop an in-depth understanding of trading theory and practice More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Staff Software Engineer, Exchange London

London, United Kingdom
Hill Woltron Management Partner GmbH
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 … 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 … 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 More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Staff Software Engineer, Data

London, United Kingdom
P2P
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 … 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 … 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 More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Low-Latency C++ Developer

London Area, United Kingdom
Campbell North
performant team in London, whilst having the opportunity to gain more exposure to the research-side of the industry and progress your role. Extensive low-latency C++ experience is crucial. Strong mathematical thinking and deep systems knowledge is also key, but an industry background is not necessarily required. … Requirements: 4-10+ years of low-latency C++ experience Deep experience working with distributed systems Strong mathematical thinking or a background in mathematics Analytical mindset and eager to solve complex, open-ended problems Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced trading More ❯
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Low-Latency C++ Developer

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Campbell North
performant team in London, whilst having the opportunity to gain more exposure to the research-side of the industry and progress your role. Extensive low-latency C++ experience is crucial. Strong mathematical thinking and deep systems knowledge is also key, but an industry background is not necessarily required. … Requirements: 4-10+ years of low-latency C++ experience Deep experience working with distributed systems Strong mathematical thinking or a background in mathematics Analytical mindset and eager to solve complex, open-ended problems Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced trading More ❯
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C++ Engineer

Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Stanford Black Limited
Contract C++ Engineer – Market Data Systems (Low Latency Focus) Location: Central London (Hybrid) Contract Duration: 12 months (with potential for extension), no sponsorship offered We're on the hunt for an experienced C++ engineer to join a small, sharp team building ultra-fast systems that process live data … tackling complex engineering challenges, this is your kind of project! The Mission You’ll be part of a team responsible for creating and refining low-latency market data pipelines—systems that are absolutely central to high-speed trading strategies. This involves deep systems-level work in Linux environments … demands. Working closely with researchers and engineers to ensure clean, usable data across the business. What We're Looking For Proven experience solving (ultra) low-latency challenging problems in C++(version 17 or above). Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar More ❯
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C++ Engineer

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Stanford Black Limited
Contract C++ Engineer – Market Data Systems (Low Latency Focus) Location: Central London (Hybrid) Contract Duration: 12 months (with potential for extension), no sponsorship offered We're on the hunt for an experienced C++ engineer to join a small, sharp team building ultra-fast systems that process live data … tackling complex engineering challenges, this is your kind of project! The Mission You’ll be part of a team responsible for creating and refining low-latency market data pipelines—systems that are absolutely central to high-speed trading strategies. This involves deep systems-level work in Linux environments … demands. Working closely with researchers and engineers to ensure clean, usable data across the business. What We're Looking For Proven experience solving (ultra) low-latency challenging problems in C++(version 17 or above). Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar More ❯
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Network Security Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
NineTech
routing for market data distribution across complex environments involving multiple VRFs and VLANs. Configure and maintain Aruba (Access/Distribution) and Arista (Core/Low-Latency) switches. Support BGP peering, route filtering, and optimisation for ultra-low-latency trading environments. Operate and maintain Palo Alto firewalls … ZScaler security platforms (ZIA/ZPA). Support VMware SD-WAN (VeloCloud) deployments across branch and remote trading locations. Monitor and optimise network performance (latency, throughput, availability) on critical links. Assist with network automation initiatives and maintain accurate documentation. Required Skills & Experience Deep hands-on experience with multicast routing … throughput environments. Strong knowledge of BGP , enterprise routing, and switching best practices. Proficiency in managing Aruba and Arista switch infrastructure . Prior experience supporting low-latency trading networks or other performance-sensitive environments. Expertise in configuring and maintaining Palo Alto Networks firewalls and GlobalProtect VPN . Familiarity with More ❯
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Network Security Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
NineTech
routing for market data distribution across complex environments involving multiple VRFs and VLANs. Configure and maintain Aruba (Access/Distribution) and Arista (Core/Low-Latency) switches. Support BGP peering, route filtering, and optimisation for ultra-low-latency trading environments. Operate and maintain Palo Alto firewalls … ZScaler security platforms (ZIA/ZPA). Support VMware SD-WAN (VeloCloud) deployments across branch and remote trading locations. Monitor and optimise network performance (latency, throughput, availability) on critical links. Assist with network automation initiatives and maintain accurate documentation. Required Skills & Experience Deep hands-on experience with multicast routing … throughput environments. Strong knowledge of BGP , enterprise routing, and switching best practices. Proficiency in managing Aruba and Arista switch infrastructure . Prior experience supporting low-latency trading networks or other performance-sensitive environments. Expertise in configuring and maintaining Palo Alto Networks firewalls and GlobalProtect VPN . Familiarity with More ❯
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Senior Network Engineer

City Of London, England, United Kingdom
OpticoreIT
and more. You will be responsible for the deployment, and configuration of cutting-edge data centre technologies. This opportunity requires someone with experience in Low Latency Networks, Colo Infrastructure and Automation. What you'll be doing: Global WAN solutions Cloud connectivity Low latency networks, including layer … Automation tools, including Git, Python, Golang, Jenkins, Terraform and Ansible What you'll bring: Minimum CCNP qualified network engineer Experience using Routing protocols - BGP Low latency networks, including layer 1 switching History working with Cisco IOS-XR, Cisco NXOS, Arista EOS routers and switches (one or more of More ❯
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Senior Network Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, United Kingdom
OpticoreIT
and more. You will be responsible for the deployment, and configuration of cutting-edge data centre technologies. This opportunity requires someone with experience in Low Latency Networks, Colo Infrastructure and Automation. What you'll be doing: Global WAN solutions Cloud connectivity Low latency networks, including layer … Automation tools, including Git, Python, Golang, Jenkins, Terraform and Ansible What you'll bring: Minimum CCNP qualified network engineer Experience using Routing protocols - BGP Low latency networks, including layer 1 switching History working with Cisco IOS-XR, Cisco NXOS, Arista EOS routers and switches (one or more of More ❯
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Unix Engineer - Low Latency Trading

London, UK
Referment
is used by traders and quants. Your role will include designing, implementing and optimising their UNIX and Linux servers as well as improving their low latency trading operations across global co-location facilities. In this role you will also be working closely with software developers, traders and trading … support staff to create industry leading low latency trading systems. To be considered for the role, experience in the following is required: Experience working with UNIX or Linux in a Sysadmin or engineering capacity Strong understanding of network protocols such as TCP/IP, multicast etc Scripting and More ❯
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Unix Engineer - Low Latency Trading

london, south east england, United Kingdom
Referment
is used by traders and quants. Your role will include designing, implementing and optimising their UNIX and Linux servers as well as improving their low latency trading operations across global co-location facilities. In this role you will also be working closely with software developers, traders and trading … support staff to create industry leading low latency trading systems. To be considered for the role, experience in the following is required: Experience working with UNIX or Linux in a Sysadmin or engineering capacity Strong understanding of network protocols such as TCP/IP, multicast etc Scripting and More ❯
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Lead C++ Software Developer - Order Gateway

City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Selby Jennings
performance, and talent development. With a global footprint and consistent year-on-year growth, they offer engineers a rare opportunity to build high-performance, low-latency systems at scale. They're now hiring a Lead Developer to manage a team of C++ engineers while remaining technically hands-on. … global Order Entry Gateways across multiple asset classes and venues. Oversee full engineering lifecycle: architecture, development, testing, and support. Drive delivery of robust, scalable, low-latency systems. Collaborate with trading, infrastructure, and operations teams globally. Key Requirements: Expert-level C++ and solid Python skills (10+ years). Deep … understanding of Linux, networking, and data structures. 5+ years leading technical teams or projects, in a trading or low-latency environment. If you're ready to take on a leadership role in a world-class trading environment, please send over your CV. More ❯
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Lead C++ Software Developer - Order Gateway

london (city of london), south east england, United Kingdom
Selby Jennings
performance, and talent development. With a global footprint and consistent year-on-year growth, they offer engineers a rare opportunity to build high-performance, low-latency systems at scale. They're now hiring a Lead Developer to manage a team of C++ engineers while remaining technically hands-on. … global Order Entry Gateways across multiple asset classes and venues. Oversee full engineering lifecycle: architecture, development, testing, and support. Drive delivery of robust, scalable, low-latency systems. Collaborate with trading, infrastructure, and operations teams globally. Key Requirements: Expert-level C++ and solid Python skills (10+ years). Deep … understanding of Linux, networking, and data structures. 5+ years leading technical teams or projects, in a trading or low-latency environment. If you're ready to take on a leadership role in a world-class trading environment, please send over your CV. More ❯
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Senior Digital Design Engineer

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Quantum Flagship
computing skills. You will learn quantum computing along the way. As Senior Digital Design Engineer at Riverlane, you will help develop a multi-FPGA, low-latency, high throughput system that needs to perform complex operations, in a predictable and guaranteed way.You will use your knowledge and expertise to … a Senior Digital Design Engineer at Riverlane, you will work on one of these key areas: Implementation of QEC decoders on hardware; Implementation of low-latency, high throughput data movement between cards and IPs; or Design of low-latency interfaces to bring data in the systems. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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C++ Engineer

London, United Kingdom
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
C++, Algo, Low Latency, Interest Rates My client is seeking an engineer to work on their custom synthetic spread trading platform where you'd be implementing low-latency algorithms for Interest Rate Futures and UST Bonds. The stack is primarily C++/C# in a high … team fit Required skills: - Excellent C++ Development skills - Prior experience developing highly algorithmic systems is essential (i.e algo trading) - Extensive experience designing and building low latency systems - Ability to work independently as part of a small team without hand-holding - Prior financial services experience is critical, working at More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Senior Software Engineer

United Kingdom
Understanding Recruitment
Senior Golang Engineer (Streaming, Low-Latency) Up to 180K (USD) + Shares Remote (EMEA/NAMER) We are partnered a start-up that has been ranked at No1 AI Phone Agents. Their voice agents enable businesses to process thousands of concurrent calls through speech recognition and natural language … Golang’s concurrency features such as goroutines to build and scale their flagship AI offering. You will be working on building extremely real-time low-latency systems . You will also be designing and implementing their cloud infrastructure. Experience Needed: Strong Golang production experience . If you are … You will be joining a team that likes to ship fast and move quickly in everything they do. Systems. You will have experience building low latency systems. Optimizing real-time streaming products. Big focus on performance . If you are an experienced Senior Golang Engineer looking for your More ❯
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Low Latency
10th Percentile
£57,500
25th Percentile
£80,000
Median
£107,500
75th Percentile
£140,677
90th Percentile
£165,000