per annum + Bonus and Benefits Contact email: Job ref: LLJ/27 LowLatency Java Engineer - Cross Asset A global hedge fund is looking to hire LowLatency Java engineers to join a high-impact team driving the next generation of lowlatency trading platforms. You'll be part of a major multi … modernise and unify the firm's eTrading tech stack. This is a greenfield rebuild of core pricing and algorithmic execution frameworks used across multiple asset classes. Responsibilities: Building ultra-lowlatency systems for pricing, market data, and algorithmic execution. Designing scalable, reusable frameworks across multiple asset classes. Collaborating closely with traders, quants, and product teams in a highly … autonomous environment. Developing high-performance, low-latency applications. Asset class knowledge (FX, equities) or experience in trading systems is a strong plus. Why Apply: Greenfield lowlatency platform. Work at the intersection of technology and trading. Join a cross-asset, horizontal team building frameworks used firm-wide. By submitting your details, you agree to our T More ❯
across CeFi and DeFi. They're looking for an exceptional Quantitative Developer to join a newly formed high-frequency trading team. You will work at the cutting edge of low-latency trading and DeFi integration, while helping to build our new Rust-based trading platform from the ground up. You'll join a team led by a renowned … expert and contribute directly to the design and scale-up of one of the most ambitious crypto trading systems in the industry. Role: Develop high-performance trading algorithms for low-latency and high-frequency strategies. Build and maintain front-office systems covering real-time data, risk, live trading, and post-trade workflows. Integrate on-chain data sources by … years of commercial experience building HFT or trading systems. Strong understanding of order books, order state machines, and market microstructure. Excellent programming skills with a focus on performance and low-level optimization. Proficiency in Rust, or strong C/C++ experience with willingness to code in Rust full-time. Experience or interest in crypto markets is a strong plus. More ❯
vary but is typically 60-100% of your base salary) This role is critical to optimising the performance and resilience of their systems your focus will be on enhancing latency, scalability, and uptime. Youll play a key part in reducing operational bottlenecks, driving automation efforts, and improving the developer experience through streamlined tooling, infrastructure design, and robust CI/ More ❯
Role: Platform Specialist – LowLatency Infrastructure (ULL) Team: Application Engineer Location: London/hybrid Salary: Up to £280k base + Benefits Our client is a global leader focused on delivering mission-critical, lowlatency infrastructure solutions for high-performance trading environments. They are looking for a highly skilled Platform Specialist to join their talented team and … ensure the highest levels of availability, performance, and security across their lowlatency platform. In this role, you will: Design, document, and enhance platform services including servers, storage, and cloud infrastructure. Provide L3 escalation support to troubleshoot and remediate performance and availability issues. Collaborate with internal and external partners including network, application, quant, and business teams to deliver … scalable solutions. Proactively identify potential system bottlenecks and implement performance tuning and optimizations. Manage and tune Linux systems (RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, OEL) for lowlatency applications, including memory, CPU, and network tuning. Work closely with lowlatency network technologies, including kernel bypass with Solarflare/onload, and understand physical server architecture differences (Intel, AMD, ARM). More ❯
City of London, Greater London, UK Hybrid / WFH Options
Understanding Recruitment
Role: Platform Specialist – LowLatency Infrastructure (ULL) Team: Application Engineer Location: London/hybrid Salary: Up to £280k base + Benefits Our client is a global leader focused on delivering mission-critical, lowlatency infrastructure solutions for high-performance trading environments. They are looking for a highly skilled Platform Specialist to join their talented team and … ensure the highest levels of availability, performance, and security across their lowlatency platform. In this role, you will: Design, document, and enhance platform services including servers, storage, and cloud infrastructure. Provide L3 escalation support to troubleshoot and remediate performance and availability issues. Collaborate with internal and external partners including network, application, quant, and business teams to deliver … scalable solutions. Proactively identify potential system bottlenecks and implement performance tuning and optimizations. Manage and tune Linux systems (RHEL, Rocky, CentOS, OEL) for lowlatency applications, including memory, CPU, and network tuning. Work closely with lowlatency network technologies, including kernel bypass with Solarflare/onload, and understand physical server architecture differences (Intel, AMD, ARM). More ❯
up to £250,000 + lucrative bonus and benefits Our trading client in London is seeking a skilled FPGA Engineer to join their dynamic team focused on developing ultra-lowlatency applications. In this role, you’ll take full ownership of solutions, from initial design and testing to latency benchmarking, deployment, and productivity automation. If you’re … impact fast-paced trading environments, we’d love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with a team of FPGA hardware and software engineers to develop and scale ultra-lowlatency trading systems. Shape the technology roadmap and lead FPGA/ASIC projects from inception to completion. Drive the creation of productivity tools and enhance RTL design workflows. … Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment in London. Base up to £250,000 + lucrative bonus and benefits Shape and drive innovation in the finance sector’s ultra-lowlatency space. Opportunities for professional growth and skills development within the finance industry. More ❯
up to £250,000 + lucrative bonus and benefits Our trading client in London is seeking a skilled FPGA Engineer to join their dynamic team focused on developing ultra-lowlatency applications. In this role, you’ll take full ownership of solutions, from initial design and testing to latency benchmarking, deployment, and productivity automation. If you’re … impact fast-paced trading environments, we’d love to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with a team of FPGA hardware and software engineers to develop and scale ultra-lowlatency trading systems. Shape the technology roadmap and lead FPGA/ASIC projects from inception to completion. Drive the creation of productivity tools and enhance RTL design workflows. … Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment in London. Base up to £250,000 + lucrative bonus and benefits Shape and drive innovation in the finance sector’s ultra-lowlatency space. Opportunities for professional growth and skills development within the finance industry. More ❯
City of London, London, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Client Server Ltd
Java Software Engineer/Developer WFH to £100k Are you a skilled Java Software Engineer with lowlatency trading systems experience You could be progressing your career at a global market data and trading platform provider for cryptocurrency markets. As a Java Software Engineer you will develop, test and maintain high-quality, low-latency Java applications … can work from home from most of the time but must be commutable to the London office. About you: You have strong Java development experience including concurrency, garbage collection, low level performance optimisation, data structures and memory efficient design patterns You have experience with lowlatency systems, particularly OMS (Order Management Systems), EMS (Execution Management Systems) You … have strong design skills and can explain full system workflows and make recommendations for improvements to reduce latency and increase throughput You have experience with Spring framework and Java build tools such as Gradle/Maven You're comfortable working in a Linux environment You are collaborative and pragmatic with excellent communication skills What's in it for you More ❯
and electronic market-making on various exchanges. Trading across multiple trading venues and asset classes, they attribute their success to their cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art lowlatency infrastructure platform. they are looking for an experienced C Python Software Engineer to join their Cambridge office. Central to this role is to heavily contribute to the … development of their own true HFT set up, and the design/development of their in-house lowlatency proprietary software stack and their core research platform. Stack: C++, Python, AWS, Cloud Computing The ideal candidate will also have some DevOps or infrastructure experience. This firm provides a great opportunity to work in a small specialised team and More ❯
firm at the forefront of the digital asset ecosystem, working on cutting-edge infrastructure and tooling with a global, remote-first team. Key Responsibilities Maintain and scale highly available, low-latency trading infrastructure deployed across multiple regions. Design, build, and improve monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems. Develop automation for deployments, testing, and system health checks. Work closely … scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.). Experience with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes preferred). Familiarity with observability stacks (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK). Prior experience in trading, low-latency, or crypto systems is a strong plus. Comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment. More ❯
implement real-time trading strategies and execution algorithms in C++20, leveraging GCC 12. Collaborate closely with quantitative researchers to translate models into production-ready code. Optimise systems for ultra lowlatency, throughput, and determinism. Monitor and improve live trading performance, identifying bottlenecks and tuning systems. Requirements: Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17/20) with a deep understanding … of performance optimisation. Experience with GCC 12 or similar toolchains that support C++20 features. Solid understanding of low-latency systems, multithreading, and memory management. Background in real-time systems, high-frequency trading, or performance-critical applications. If this sounds interesting, please apply for more info More ❯
and scalability across various environments, including resource-limited devices and complex multi-modal systems. Your responsibilities include designing robust inference pipelines, establishing performance metrics, and troubleshooting bottlenecks to achieve low-latency, low-memory AI performance in real-world applications. Responsibilities : Design and deploy efficient model serving architectures optimized for diverse environments, including resource-constrained devices. Set and … monitor performance targets such as latency, throughput, and memory usage. Conduct inference testing in simulated and live environments, tracking key performance indicators and documenting results. Prepare high-quality datasets and scenarios for real-world deployment testing, focusing on low-resource devices. Analyze pipeline efficiency, diagnose bottlenecks, and optimize for scalability and reliability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to … Science or related field; PhD preferred, with a strong publication record in AI R&D. Proven experience in kernel and inference optimization on mobile devices, with measurable improvements in latency and memory footprint. Deep understanding of model serving architectures, low-latency techniques, and memory management in resource-constrained environments. Expertise in CPU/GPU kernel development for More ❯
Looking to play your part in a revolutionary movement with sustainable energy? Are you a Core Java expert with extensive experience using concurrency, lowlatency and multithreaded applications? FULLY REMOTE Senior Java Engineer - Tech for Good Salary: up to £120k Location: Fully Remote from anywhere in the UK We have a fantastic new opportunity for all you Java … helping consumers transition towards a sustainable future are looking for enthusiastic and knowledgeable Senior Java Engineers with a strong comprehension of the Core Java principles, including Multithreading, Concurrency and LowLatency to join their growing team. In this fantastic Senior Java Engineer role: You will have ownership over your projects Be involved in the end-to-end development More ❯
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-LowLatency 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 key role in optimising … 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 automate manual processes … Maintain systems Skills/Must have: 5+ years experience with Python and Go Expert Linux skills In-depth experience with low-level software and system stacks on a global scale Big Data Network architecture and routing experience Rust (nice to have) Salary & Benefits: Up to £500,000 Discretionary bonus Location: City of London (on-site More ❯
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 a demonstrable background of delivering complex projects from a concept through to delivery. It is important that … cycle (SDLC), as this dynamic role will require you to rapidly prototype - and ultimately move into production - highly complex, reliable and performant systems - oftentimes from scratch. Role: Develop ultra-low-latency exchange connectivity layers using reliable C++ code Work closely with a close-knit team of Software Developers and Quant Traders Build mission-critical research systems from scratch More ❯
tools/frameworks that support the full lifecycle of systematic trading, from idea generation and research to live execution and performance monitoring. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain high-performance, low-latency software systems that support quantitative trading strategies. Build integrated research and execution frameworks for real-time data analysis and decision-making. Design and implement simulation environments for … for cloud-based research and trading workflows. Support the expansion of trading into new asset classes through the development of tailored research and execution frameworks. Recent Projects Include Delivering low-latency market data feeds to the trading systems. Building an integrated framework to enable rapid iteration between signal research and live trading. Developing large-scale research infrastructure in More ❯
City of London, Greater London, UK Hybrid / WFH Options
InterQuest Group
tools/frameworks that support the full lifecycle of systematic trading, from idea generation and research to live execution and performance monitoring. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain high-performance, low-latency software systems that support quantitative trading strategies. Build integrated research and execution frameworks for real-time data analysis and decision-making. Design and implement simulation environments for … for cloud-based research and trading workflows. Support the expansion of trading into new asset classes through the development of tailored research and execution frameworks. Recent Projects Include Delivering low-latency market data feeds to the trading systems. Building an integrated framework to enable rapid iteration between signal research and live trading. Developing large-scale research infrastructure in More ❯
the following day to day tasks: 1. Design, Build and Implement highly scalable Java REST API s using ElasticSearch. 2. Assist the State Architect in building data structures for lowlatency applications using ElasticSearch and ElasticCache. 3. Build java-based applications using Spring Framework with integration to ElasticSearch. 4. Write complex queries with joins and aggregate that deals … with large datasets. 5. Build and Deploy Java REST API s using DevOps automation tools such as Git, Jenkins & Artifactory. 6. Design and develop low-level API interfaces. 7. Design and develop low-level data structures using JSON. Requirements: Mandatory Qualification Software Developer will be involved with all facets of the software development process, including the research, design More ❯
Job Title: Python Software Engineer Salary: Up to £200k 1st Year Compensation (Pure Cash) Location: London (Hybrid) Skills: Python and an interest in low-level concepts/optimization My client is looking for the top 1% of Python Developers! You will be pivotal in designing and building slick and complex enterprise-grade applications for front office applications that are … a technically challenging environment! They’ll find the best team to suit your skillset/interests but you could be working on: Working on the most highly performant and low-latency trading systems, processing billions of requests per second Handling multi-petabyte volumes of data Building out Machine Learning Infrastructure and tweaking research models What else is in … it for you? Software Engineers are treated as the company's #1 asset Low attrition rate; people working there love what they do on a daily basis! Very friendly, tight-knit environment Flat structure, with a clear progression route This role involves working closely with the CTO and other developers on brand new tech. If the above is of More ❯
The team’s scope covers everything from market data processing and signal evaluation to order routing and execution—giving developers full ownership over performance-critical code. This is a low-latency, high-throughput environment where the software you write is deployed directly into production and contributes to daily trade volumes in the hundreds of billions. Role Overview You … ll work in a fast-moving team responsible for the full software lifecycle behind the firm’s core trading platform. In addition to building latency-sensitive code in C++, you’ll have the chance to work on adjacent systems like distributed storage platforms, high-performance compilers, and GPU/FPGA integrations. The team is highly technical, cross-functional, and … just engineering fluency Why Apply? Work on production systems that process hundreds of billions in trading volume daily Solve real performance problems—not proxy metrics or arbitrary benchmarks Blend low-level systems programming with high-level architecture and impact Build for internal use, with fast deployment cycles and immediate feedback Join a small, high-performance team with serious technical More ❯
The team’s scope covers everything from market data processing and signal evaluation to order routing and execution—giving developers full ownership over performance-critical code. This is a low-latency, high-throughput environment where the software you write is deployed directly into production and contributes to daily trade volumes in the hundreds of billions. Role Overview You … ll work in a fast-moving team responsible for the full software lifecycle behind the firm’s core trading platform. In addition to building latency-sensitive code in C++, you’ll have the chance to work on adjacent systems like distributed storage platforms, high-performance compilers, and GPU/FPGA integrations. The team is highly technical, cross-functional, and … just engineering fluency Why Apply? Work on production systems that process hundreds of billions in trading volume daily Solve real performance problems—not proxy metrics or arbitrary benchmarks Blend low-level systems programming with high-level architecture and impact Build for internal use, with fast deployment cycles and immediate feedback Join a small, high-performance team with serious technical More ❯
performance) Our Client, a leading high-frequency trading firm, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to architect and build next-generation production tools and infrastructure for their ultra-low-latency trading platform. This is a high-impact, mission-critical role focused on reliability, scalability, and performance in one of the most competitive and technologically advanced industries. About … Solid understanding of networking fundamentals , including TCP/IP and systems performance. Preferred Experience Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible . Background in low-latency or high-performance computing environments. Proficiency with scripting languages like Bash for automation tasks. What Sets You Apart Track record of excellence from a top-tier engineering More ❯
performance) Our Client, a leading high-frequency trading firm, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to architect and build next-generation production tools and infrastructure for their ultra-low-latency trading platform. This is a high-impact, mission-critical role focused on reliability, scalability, and performance in one of the most competitive and technologically advanced industries. About … Solid understanding of networking fundamentals , including TCP/IP and systems performance. Preferred Experience Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible . Background in low-latency or high-performance computing environments. Proficiency with scripting languages like Bash for automation tasks. What Sets You Apart Track record of excellence from a top-tier engineering More ❯
A fast-growing digital asset market maker is seeking a Junior Rust Developer to build low-latency trading systems for both CeFi and DeFi markets. You'll help drive business growth by enhancing infrastructure, connecting to new venues, and optimizing smart contract interactions and MEV strategies. What You'll Need: Strong Rust skills (professional or personal projects) Experience More ❯
City of London, London, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Radley James
A fast-growing digital asset market maker is seeking a Junior Rust Developer to build low-latency trading systems for both CeFi and DeFi markets. You'll help drive business growth by enhancing infrastructure, connecting to new venues, and optimizing smart contract interactions and MEV strategies. What You'll Need: Strong Rust skills (professional or personal projects) Experience More ❯