Proprietary Trading Jobs in the UK

26 to 50 of 54 Proprietary Trading Jobs in the UK

Senior Quantitative Researcher/ Sub-PM

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Alexander Chapman
Title: Senior Quantitative Researcher/Sub-Portfolio Manager Location: New York/London Team: Systematic Trading Strategies About the Role: Seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Quantitative Researcher or Sub-Portfolio Manager to join our systematic trading team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the full lifecycle of alpha research and strategy … development, with the potential to manage risk capital independently or transition into a lead PM role over time. Key Responsibilities: Design, research, and implement systematic trading strategies across global equities, futures, FX, or other liquid asset classes Conduct high-quality alpha signal research using alternative data, statistical techniques, and machine learning when appropriate Develop and test robust portfolio … a standalone PM role or run a sub-portfolio within defined risk limits Requirements: 5+ years of experience in quantitative research or trading at a hedge fund, proprietary trading firm, or top-tier investment bank Proven track record of alpha generation or contribution to profitable strategies Deep understanding of statistical modeling, time-series analysis, and More ❯
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Python & C# Developer - Front Office Risk (VP) Commodities Tech

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Citigroup Inc
CITIGROUP is one of the largest players in the financial industry, employing more than 200,000 people across the globe. What We do/The Team The Commodities trading business at CITI has grown significantly in the last 10 years to become one of the leading industry players. It is a federated business model that covers market-making … Gas, Power, Agriculture, Emissions,Metals, Freight, Exotics and Indices. This role is within the London Commodities Risk Technology team, focussing on our front-office trading platform. This proprietary trading platform is currently going through an exciting re-engineering phase and we are seeking to build out the development team. This front-office risk system calculates … developments in technology. Key Skills and Experience required Experience working within a Front-office derivatives environment is essential (Front Office risk preferred) A history of interacting with the trading desks and ability to analyse and address issues and queries quickly and effectively. Proven recent hands-on experience with Python (and ideally C#) plus SQL Server and/or More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Engineering (Trading)

London, United Kingdom
Fuse Energy
At Fuse, we're building a fully integrated energy company, from developing solar, wind, and hydrogen to power trading & distributed energy installations. We sell directly to energy consumers, cutting out the middleman to reduce costs and pass on savings to customers. But we're not stopping there. We're also building the Energy Network: a decentralized network of … Box Group, and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, co-founder of Solana, and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber, and more. Role Overview As the Head of Engineering (Trading) at Fuse Energy, you will lead the design and development of our trading systems, driving the technical strategy behind our real-time decision-making and execution capabilities. … efforts focused on scaling and optimizing our trading systems across multiple energy markets Build and maintain integrations with exchanges and data providers Develop new and improve existing proprietary trading technology for risk management, P&L tracking, and weather forecasting Ensure seamless integration between trading operations and retail customer platforms (usage data, billing, tariff More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Engineering (Trading) (London)

Hanwell, Greater London, UK
Fuse Energy
At Fuse, we're building a fully integrated energy company, from developing solar, wind, and hydrogen to power trading & distributed energy installations. We sell directly to energy consumers, cutting out the middleman to reduce costs and pass on savings to customers. But were not stopping there. Were also building the Energy Network: a decentralized network of smart devices … Box Group, and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, co-founder of Solana, and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber, and more. Role Overview As the Head of Engineering (Trading) at Fuse Energy, you will lead the design and development of our trading systems, driving the technical strategy behind our real-time decision-making and execution capabilities. … efforts focused on scaling and optimizing our trading systems across multiple energy markets Build and maintain integrations with exchanges and data providers Develop new and improve existing proprietary trading technology for risk management, P&L tracking, and weather forecasting Ensure seamless integration between trading operations and retail customer platforms (usage data, billing, tariff More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Head of Engineering (Trading) (London)

Hanwell, Greater London, UK
Fuse Energy
AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. At Fuse, we're building a fully integrated energy company, from developing solar, wind, and hydrogen to power trading & distributed energy installations. We sell directly to energy consumers, cutting out the middleman to reduce costs and pass on savings to customers. But we're not stopping there. We … Box Group, and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, co-founder of Solana, and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber, and more. Role Overview As the Head of Engineering (Trading) at Fuse Energy, you will lead the design and development of our trading systems, driving the technical strategy behind our real-time decision-making and execution capabilities. … efforts focused on scaling and optimizing our trading systems across multiple energy markets Build and maintain integrations with exchanges and data providers Develop new and improve existing proprietary trading technology for risk management, P&L tracking, and weather forecasting Ensure seamless integration between trading operations and retail customer platforms (usage data, billing, tariff More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Junior Software Development Engineer in Test

London, United Kingdom
P2P
DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. Headquartered in Chicago with offices … DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus. The Junior Software Development Engineer in Test provides mission critical support for our core proprietary trading systems. As a SDET, you will partner closely with the business and with software developers to develop test plans and test cases for various trading platforms that are used globally by trading and research teams across the firm. We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in functional testing and the ability to design and develop both manual and automated test strategies and test cases. Core Duties: Set up, maintain, and support testing environments for automated and manual testing for More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Trade Surveillance Analyst London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc
Analysts will review trading activity of the firm's customers to identify potential breaches of market abuse rules or market-related financial crime. IBKR has established a proprietary surveillance capability, leveraging its historical proprietary trading background. The IBKR surveillance roles, therefore, offer interesting work and challenges, as well as opportunities for deep dive investigations … to help identify potential suspicious behaviour. Preparing STORs for submission to FCA or CBI. Assisting with written responses to inquiries from the FCA, CBI, other European regulators or trading venues regarding IBKR client activity. Liaising with global colleagues to ensure all impacted IBKR entities are informed of suspicious activity. Qualifications: 1-2 years of experience in trade surveillance More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior FPGA Design Engineer / Hardware Engineer (London)

Highgate, Greater London, UK
Maven
London ABOUT THE COMPANY: Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate … and improve how financial markets operate. Overview: Where technology meets trading, the Maven FPGA team is pushing the bleeding edge of hardware and proprietary designs to maintain and gain advantage in an increasingly competitive environment. With operations in London, New York, Hong Kong and Chicago, we build technology in support of global trading operations across … multiple exchanges, asset classes, and trading strategies. Our teams are small and nimble, with a firm commitment to growth, and a strategic view of investment in people, tools, and the necessary platforms to extend our leadership. The Role: Within our team, you will work with traders and technologists to seek and exploit opportunities to gain competitive advantage through More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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Datacentre Operations Engineer London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom
XTX Markets
XTX Markets is an algorithmic trading firm that actively trades tens of thousands of instruments on over eighty venues with a daily volume of almost three hundred billion USD. We partner with counterparties, exchanges, and e-trading venues globally to provide consistent liquidity in the Equity, FX, Fixed Income, Commodity & Options markets, helping market participants throughout … who work here, modern computational techniques and state-of-the-art research infrastructure to analyse large data sets across markets quickly and efficiently, to maximise the effectiveness of our proprietary trading algorithms. The models that drive our trading strategies have evolved considerably over the last 10 years, from econometric methods that gave our company its … everything we do. About the Role: We are seeking a Datacentre Operations Engineer to join our London-based team, with a primary focus on supporting the XTX's trading infrastructure. This role is designed to enhance our weekend and holiday coverage while expanding the capability and autonomy of the existing DC Ops team. The successful candidate will work More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Equities Application Support

London, United Kingdom
Talan Group
for front-office trading desks, including: Index Flow Emerging Markets Commodities Equity Financing Flow Sales The successful candidate will work in a demanding, fast-paced environment, supporting proprietary trading, booking, and pricing platforms (both manual and automated), ensuring optimal market connectivity and system performance. Qualifications Key Responsibilities Configure and maintain front-office trading applications, including: Real-time system settings Market access performance tuning Computation setup for pricing/trading engines Oversee electronic execution matching, deployment of new releases, and bug tracking. Act as a bridge between trading desks and development teams, managing feature requests and system enhancements. Provide proactive front-office support, ensuring minimal downtime and fast … oriented yet capable of working autonomously. Knowledge of financial markets and derivative products (equities and commodities). Additional Information Why Join? Work at the cutting edge of electronic trading infrastructure. Collaborate with top-tier engineers and financial professionals. Be part of an inclusive, forward-thinking, and dynamic team. Opportunities for global collaboration and long-term career growth. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Fullstack Engineer

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
iO Associates
Salary: Up to £110,000 D.O.E Location: London (Hybrid) iO Associates is working with a global FinTech powerhouse that's leading the charge in delivering high-performance electronic trading platforms for institutional clients - and they're now looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer to join their growing engineering team! This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership … of a cutting-edge trading product and play a key role in … building scalable, client-facing solutions using modern JavaScript technologies. What you'll be doing: Designing and developing robust full stack applications using React.js (v16+) and Node.js Working directly with proprietary trading engines to create high-performance tools Building white-label trading platforms tailored to client needs Collaborating with global trading and research teams More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Application Support Engineer

London, United Kingdom
P2P
DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk. Headquartered in Chicago with offices … As an Application Support Engineer on the Unified Platform Support team, you'll be part of a tight knit and expanding team of support analysts at a top tier proprietary trading firm. You will be working hand in glove with developers providing sophisticated research and compliance tools to the users across the firm. This role will likely More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Content

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
EXANTE Limited
EXANTE is a pioneering wealth tech company that delivers cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure, driving value through innovative technology. Our proprietary trading platform offers seamless access to diverse financial instruments including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options all within a single, multi-currency account. We cultivate a culture that transcends … of writers and collaborate closely with key stakeholders across the business to deliver clear, engaging, and impactful content that reflects EXANTE's position as a global leader in trading and investment. Why You'll Love It Here: Take the lead in reshaping how an ambitious brokerage connects with the world. See your ideas quickly translate into visible, real … Function Marketing Location United Kingdom, London Employment type Remote/Hybrid/Office Working mode Full time About company EXANTE EXANTE is a wealthtech company that provides centralised trading solutions and B2B financial infrastructure that helps create value through technology. Our p More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Senior Software Engineer

CB1, Teversham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Platform Recruitment
Senior Software Engineer - Up to £300,000 - Cambridge Title : Senior Software Engineer Company : Proprietary HFT Location : Cambridge Pay : Up to £300,000 with huge potential to increase Company : A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £100000 - £300000/annum
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Senior Software Engineer

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, United Kingdom
Platform Recruitment Limited
Senior Software Engineer - Up to £300,000 - Cambridge Title : Senior Software Engineer Company : Proprietary HFT Location : Cambridge Pay : Up to £300,000 with huge potential to increase Company : A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Software Engineer with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Aspect Capital - Software Engineer

London, United Kingdom
LGBT Great
MATLAB Experience in cloud and container technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes Develop features on a range of systems written in Java, Python, and MATLAB, integrating with our proprietary trading systems and strategic SaaS providers, utilising industry best practices in SDLC (e.g., TDD, CI/CD, monitoring). Learn and understand key features of the expanding More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Remote Blockchain Developer (remote) - Quant Capital

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Blockchain Works
Java, Node.js, Go, Python, dYdX, Kyber, 0x, and MakerDAO. Role Description The position offers a salary of £130,000 and is with a high-profile client, a global Prop Trading firm that values technological innovation, especially open-source solutions. We are urgently looking for a Blockchain Developer to join our client's team. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Front-Office Technology & Applications London, Malaga, Zug

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
GSR Markets Limited
Front-Office Technology & Applications Role: Head of Front-Office Technology & Applications Location: London/Europe About Us Founded in 2013, GSR is a leading market maker and programmatic trading firm in the fast-evolving world of cryptocurrency trading. With over 200 employees across seven countries, we provide billions of dollars in liquidity daily to cryptocurrency protocols and exchanges. … We build long-term relationships with crypto communities and institutional investors by offering exceptional service, expertise, and tailored trading solutions. GSR works with token issuers, exchanges, investors, miners, and more than 30 cryptocurrency exchanges around the world. In volatile markets we are a trusted partner to crypto native builders and to those exploring the industry for the first … Notice/Non-Compete? Select What is the total length of time, you will need to serve to clear your current post-termination restrictions? Related industry experience? Crypto Prop Trading Hedge Fund Banking Tech Other Financial Services Other Education Have you worked in any of the following prior to applying to GSR? Experience level, applicable to this role More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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SALES - Options - Senior Business Development - London

London, United Kingdom
B2C2 OTC Ltd
you to focus on our derivatives (vanilla and exotic options), structured products. Identify and convert new business opportunities across client segments such as: Hedge funds, asset managers, private wealth, proprietary trading firms Crypto exchanges, payment providers, family offices, private banks Collaborate closely with internal trading, product, and operations teams across global offices Represent B2C2 at More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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OMS Product Owner

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Trading Technologies International
You Bring to the Table? Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role within the financial services industry, specifically focused on trading products or OMS implementations. Strong knowledge of Order Management Systems (OMS) and related trading workflows. Familiarity with front-to-back office workflows, including electronic trading of multi-asset financial instruments, regulatory compliance, and investment operations (for financial services roles). Experience with FIX messaging infrastructure and its application in trading environments (for financial services roles). Knowledge of product design principles and processes, as well as agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban). Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the … s leading sell-side institutions, buy-side firms, and exchanges. The company's blue-chip client base includes Tier 1 banks as well as brokers, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk managers. These firms rely on the TT ecosystem to manage their end-to-end trading operations. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Junior Systems Engineer - Financial Org

London, United Kingdom
Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited
out more, get in touch and apply today! Key Responsibilities: Support & Troubleshooting: Manage and troubleshoot Windows and Linux infrastructure, ensuring seamless operation across systems. Application Deployment: Implement and deploy proprietary trading applications critical to the business. IT Equipment Configuration: Build and configure internal IT equipment, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. Skills/Requirements: Proficiency in Windows & Linux More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Machine Learning Performance Engineer (London)

Highbury, Greater London, UK
Oxford Knight
work permit required: Yes col-narrow-right Job Reference: bff6f7efc14f Job Views: 33 Posted: 12.08.2025 col-wide Job Description: Summary: Exciting opportunity to work at a tech-centric prop trading fund which trades a wide range of financial products, with offices across the globe. Looking for an experienced engineer with low-level systems programming and optimization expertise to More ❯
Employment Type: Full-time
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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 … Notice/Non-Compete? Select What is the total length of time, you will need to serve to clear your current post-termination restrictions? Related industry experience? Crypto Prop Trading Hedge Fund Banking Tech Other Financial Services Other Education Have you worked in any of the following prior to applying to GSR? Experience level, applicable to this role More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Quantitative Engineer Rust

City, London, United Kingdom
James Joseph Associates Limited
Our client is a globally recognised name in High-Frequency Prop Trading and Market Making and known for consistent success and impressive profitability. With continued growth across the firm, they are now looking to expand their world-class Quant Development team by hiring a genuine Quant Engineer with some commercial exposure to coding in Rust click apply for More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP 100,000 Annual
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Head of Sales, EMEI

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Trading Technologies International
to existing clients Responsible for meeting and exceeding quarterly and yearly sales and revenue targets Cross Selling collaboration with other Heads of Sales across all lines of the Trading Technologies business. Team Leadership Hire, train, manage and motivate a high performing sales team Manage team territories Review team priorities weekly through weekly team and one on one meetings … including discounted healthcare premiums, healthy meal delivery programmes, or smoking cessation) Milestone anniversary bonuses Forward-thinking, a culture-based organization with collaborative teams that promote diversity and inclusion Trading Technologies is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology platform provider to the global capital markets industry. The company's award-winning TT platform connects to the world's … s leading sell-side institutions, buy-side firms, and exchanges. The company's blue-chip client base includes Tier 1 banks as well as brokers, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk managers. These firms rely on the TT ecosystem to manage their end-to-end trading operations. More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Proprietary Trading
10th Percentile
£84,250
25th Percentile
£86,875
Median
£95,000
75th Percentile
£104,375
90th Percentile
£107,750