Ultra-Low Latency Job Vacancies

25 of 25 Ultra-Low Latency Jobs

Quantitative Researcher

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
Platform Recruitment
Researcher Company : Proprietary HFT Location : Cambridge Compensation : Up to £300,000 Company : A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with a demonstrable background of iterating rapidly on complex mathematical experiments. It is important that you have More ❯
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Quantitative Researcher

cambridge, east anglia, united kingdom
Platform Recruitment
Researcher Company : Proprietary HFT Location : Cambridge Compensation : Up to £300,000 Company : A proprietary trading firm in Cambridge, specialising in the research and development of ultra-low-latency automated trading strategies, are looking for a Quantitative Researcher with a demonstrable background of iterating rapidly on complex mathematical experiments. It is important that you have More ❯
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Senior Software Engineer

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
SoCode Recruitment
Salary: Up to £120,000 + Benefits Location: Cambridgeshire Working Env: Hybrid (3 days on-site) The company is a Cambridge based start-up that specialising in ultra-low latency trading technology for financial markets. Following continued growth, they are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team. As a Senior Software … Engineer, you will play a leading role in the design, development and maintenance of low latency, high-performance software which oversees the low-latency FPGA in real-time trading, along with comprehensive tests suites to ensure the correct and efficient operation of the system. You will collaborate with software and hardware engineers More ❯
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Senior Software Engineer

Cambridgeshire, Teversham, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
SoCode Limited
Salary: Up to £120,000 + Benefits Location: Cambridgeshire Working Env: Hybrid (3 days on-site) The company is a Cambridge based start-up that specialising in ultra-low latency trading technology for financial markets. Following continued growth, they are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team. As a Senior Software … Engineer, you will play a leading role in the design, development and maintenance of low latency, high-performance software which oversees the low-latency FPGA in real-time trading, along with comprehensive tests suites to ensure the correct and efficient operation of the system. You will collaborate with software and hardware engineers More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £80000 - £120000/annum
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Senior Software Engineer

cambridge, east anglia, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
SoCode Recruitment
Salary: Up to £120,000 + Benefits Location: Cambridgeshire Working Env: Hybrid (3 days on-site) The company is a Cambridge based start-up that specialising in ultra-low latency trading technology for financial markets. Following continued growth, they are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the team. As a Senior Software … Engineer, you will play a leading role in the design, development and maintenance of low latency, high-performance software which oversees the low-latency FPGA in real-time trading, along with comprehensive tests suites to ensure the correct and efficient operation of the system. You will collaborate with software and hardware engineers More ❯
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Data Engineer KDB+/Q (Contract)

New York, United States
Bitsoft International, Inc
in KDB+/Q to work onsite 4-5 days per week in New York, NY through 12/31/2025. The role involves working with ultra-low latency, high-performance time series databases used by quant and trading firms to drive millisecond-level efficiency. The candidate will develop, optimize, and maintain data … pipelines and interact with KDB+ databases using Q programming language. Key Skills: KDB+/Q programming Time-series database design and optimization Data engineering for ultra-low latency systems Performance tuning and high-frequency data processing More ❯
Employment Type: Any
Salary: USD Annual
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C++ Quantitative Developer - C+/20 | Linux | Low-Latency | Equities | Python - Permanent

London, United Kingdom
Scope AT Limited
-Latency | Equities | Python - Permanent Central London | Onsite 5 Days We're seeking experienced C++ Quantitative Developers (Senior & Lead) to design and implement ultra-low-latency trading systems within a fast-paced equities technology environment. Key Skills & Experience: Strong C++ (11/17/20+) with Multithreading & asynchronous programming. Deep knowledge of … Linux internals & networking . Experience with low-latency, Real Time trading systems . Background in equities trading/execution algorithms . Familiarity with Python for quantitative research (desirable). Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, OOP). Role Highlights: Develop execution algorithms, order management, connectivity & messaging systems. Collaborate directly with trading teams to optimise execution … trading infrastructure. Contribute to automated testing, performance benchmarking, and tooling. Permanent Role - Central London (Onsite 5 Days) Apply Now If you're an experienced C++ developer with low-latency trading expertise, we'd love to hear from you. More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: GBP Annual
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Python Software Engineer

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Durlston Partners
an opportunity to join a trading firm operating at the cutting edge of global markets, where technology and speed are paramount. They build and run highly scalable, ultra-low latency trading systems that compete across major global exchanges. You’ll work on some of the most complex and rewarding engineering challenges in the financial … ll collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and other developers to design, develop, and optimise trading infrastructure. You’ll be directly contributing to systems that operate at nanosecond-level latency and handle massive volumes of real-time data. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain systems for real-time market data, trade execution, and reconciliation. Optimise performance and scalability across key More ❯
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Python Software Engineer

London Area, United Kingdom
Durlston Partners
an opportunity to join a trading firm operating at the cutting edge of global markets, where technology and speed are paramount. They build and run highly scalable, ultra-low latency trading systems that compete across major global exchanges. You’ll work on some of the most complex and rewarding engineering challenges in the financial … ll collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and other developers to design, develop, and optimise trading infrastructure. You’ll be directly contributing to systems that operate at nanosecond-level latency and handle massive volumes of real-time data. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain systems for real-time market data, trade execution, and reconciliation. Optimise performance and scalability across key More ❯
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Python Software Engineer

slough, south east england, united kingdom
Durlston Partners
an opportunity to join a trading firm operating at the cutting edge of global markets, where technology and speed are paramount. They build and run highly scalable, ultra-low latency trading systems that compete across major global exchanges. You’ll work on some of the most complex and rewarding engineering challenges in the financial … ll collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and other developers to design, develop, and optimise trading infrastructure. You’ll be directly contributing to systems that operate at nanosecond-level latency and handle massive volumes of real-time data. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain systems for real-time market data, trade execution, and reconciliation. Optimise performance and scalability across key More ❯
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Python Software Engineer

london, south east england, united kingdom
Durlston Partners
an opportunity to join a trading firm operating at the cutting edge of global markets, where technology and speed are paramount. They build and run highly scalable, ultra-low latency trading systems that compete across major global exchanges. You’ll work on some of the most complex and rewarding engineering challenges in the financial … ll collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and other developers to design, develop, and optimise trading infrastructure. You’ll be directly contributing to systems that operate at nanosecond-level latency and handle massive volumes of real-time data. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain systems for real-time market data, trade execution, and reconciliation. Optimise performance and scalability across key More ❯
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Python Software Engineer

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Durlston Partners
an opportunity to join a trading firm operating at the cutting edge of global markets, where technology and speed are paramount. They build and run highly scalable, ultra-low latency trading systems that compete across major global exchanges. You’ll work on some of the most complex and rewarding engineering challenges in the financial … ll collaborate with traders, quantitative researchers, and other developers to design, develop, and optimise trading infrastructure. You’ll be directly contributing to systems that operate at nanosecond-level latency and handle massive volumes of real-time data. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain systems for real-time market data, trade execution, and reconciliation. Optimise performance and scalability across key More ❯
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Software Engineer C++

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Ncounter LTD
Software Engineer to build and evolve high-performance order gateway systems used in fast-moving fixed income markets. This is a hands-on role developing ultra-low-latency services that handle order validation, routing and exchange connectivity - the backbone of real-time trading. Youll join a collaborative team of developers, quants and platform engineers … line application support, analysing production telemetry and driving improvements Core Skills & Experience: Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or later) and STL Deep understanding of multi-threading, low-latency optimisation and Linux systems Experience working on high-frequency or real-time systems (financial or otherwise) Familiarity with network programming, serialization and distributed architectures Strong analytical and More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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C++ Software Engineer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Ncounter
Software Engineer to build and evolve high-performance order gateway systems used in fast-moving fixed income markets. This is a hands-on role developing ultra-low-latency services that handle order validation, routing and exchange connectivity - the backbone of real-time trading. You’ll join a collaborative team of developers, quants and platform … line application support, analysing production telemetry and driving improvements Core Skills & Experience: • Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or later) and STL • Deep understanding of multi-threading, low-latency optimisation and Linux systems • Experience working on high-frequency or real-time systems (financial or otherwise) • Familiarity with network programming, serialization and distributed architectures • Strong analytical and More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £150,000 - £175,000 per annum
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DevOps/Cloud Engineer

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Manha Resource Solutions Ltd
ll Be Doing Automate and scale cloud infrastructure (GCP, Kubernetes, distributed systems) Code like an engineer – Rust & Python are your daily weapons Fine-tune Linux servers for ultra-low latency performance Build bulletproof CI/CD pipelines and monitoring setups Document everything — clear, sharp, reusable What You Bring Deep hands-on GCP + Kubernetes More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 per annum
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Quantitative Researcher- Senior

London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Robert Walters
position offers the opportunity to play a key role in developing advanced trading systems from inception within a collaborative, research-driven environment. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain low-latency, high-performance trading infrastructure with Rust at its core. Collaborate with quantitative researchers and traders to implement, test, and refine innovative trading strategies. Integrate market data, optimise … with experienced quantitative specialists across: Quantitative Development (QD) Quantitative Research (QR) Quantitative Trading (QT) Those with a proven track record in HFT environments, or deep expertise in ultra-low latency strategies, will be a strong fit. The firm seeks driven individuals who understand the importance of mathematical rigour, coding excellence, and real-time problem More ❯
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £90,000 - £170,000 per annum
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Java Software Engineer (Tier 1 Investment Bank)

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Radley James
Join a Tier 1 Investment bank in their leading global FX trading platform as a Java Engineer, contributing to the backbone of ultra-low latency systems powering high-volume electronic trading. This role focuses on building high-performance, globally distributed Java services that enable real-time transaction processing, configuration management, and support for quantitative More ❯
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Java Software Engineer (Tier 1 Investment Bank)

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Radley James
Join a Tier 1 Investment bank in their leading global FX trading platform as a Java Engineer, contributing to the backbone of ultra-low latency systems powering high-volume electronic trading. This role focuses on building high-performance, globally distributed Java services that enable real-time transaction processing, configuration management, and support for quantitative More ❯
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Java Software Engineer (Tier 1 Investment Bank)

london, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Radley James
Join a Tier 1 Investment bank in their leading global FX trading platform as a Java Engineer, contributing to the backbone of ultra-low latency systems powering high-volume electronic trading. This role focuses on building high-performance, globally distributed Java services that enable real-time transaction processing, configuration management, and support for quantitative More ❯
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Java Software Engineer (Tier 1 Investment Bank)

slough, south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Radley James
Join a Tier 1 Investment bank in their leading global FX trading platform as a Java Engineer, contributing to the backbone of ultra-low latency systems powering high-volume electronic trading. This role focuses on building high-performance, globally distributed Java services that enable real-time transaction processing, configuration management, and support for quantitative More ❯
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Java Software Engineer (Tier 1 Investment Bank)

london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Radley James
Join a Tier 1 Investment bank in their leading global FX trading platform as a Java Engineer, contributing to the backbone of ultra-low latency systems powering high-volume electronic trading. This role focuses on building high-performance, globally distributed Java services that enable real-time transaction processing, configuration management, and support for quantitative More ❯
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Systems/Infra/Platform Engineer - Trading Systems

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Batonics AB
for leading funds and institutions across Asia, the U.S., and Europe. Our products deliver advanced market-microstructure analytics, backtesting, portfolio and risk tools, and formal verification for low-latency systems merging high-performance computing, AI, and frontier quantitative research. We’re looking for a part-time engineer to help develop end-to-end quantitative trading and … Decision. Any of the below is a plus but not neccessary : High-performance database systems & transactional correctness (isolation/serializability) Real-time data pipelines & market-data processing (ultra-low latency, burst tolerance) Performance/latency optimization to sub-millisecond: CPU cache/NUMA, SIMD, vectorization, I/O tuning Concurrency & memory models More ❯
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Systems/Infra/Platform Engineer - Trading Systems

London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Batonics AB
for leading funds and institutions across Asia, the U.S., and Europe. Our products deliver advanced market-microstructure analytics, backtesting, portfolio and risk tools, and formal verification for low-latency systems merging high-performance computing, AI, and frontier quantitative research. We’re looking for a part-time engineer to help develop end-to-end quantitative trading and … Decision. Any of the below is a plus but not neccessary : High-performance database systems & transactional correctness (isolation/serializability) Real-time data pipelines & market-data processing (ultra-low latency, burst tolerance) Performance/latency optimization to sub-millisecond: CPU cache/NUMA, SIMD, vectorization, I/O tuning Concurrency & memory models More ❯
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Senior Backend Engineer

belfast, antrim, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Magnite
times a day, across the internet. Pretty nifty. We are looking for a senior backend engineer who loves tackling high volume, distributed systems and tuning ultra-low-latency services. If you thrive in a collaborative, high-ownership environment and want to shape the future of audience targeting at scale, we'd love to meet … work to power products used across the internet, we'd love to talk. Experience adding observability features to solutions you've built Exposure to high-throughput or low-latency systems Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL data stores Implementing caching systems as part of a solution Mentoring teammates is a More ❯
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Senior Java Technical Lead - Low Latency E-Trading (eFX)

London, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
front-office eFX Pricing & Platform Team . This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll work directly with Quants and Traders to engineer ultra-low-latency trading systems . You'll combine advanced Java engineering with strategic input into platform architecture, optimisation, and scalability -delivering business-critical solutions used daily in electronic … , multi-threaded Java applications for market making and pricing. Developing and optimising pricing algorithms, order management, and execution logic . Engineering algo containers and ultra-low-latency applications using TCP/IP, UDP, and GC tuning. Driving automation, performance optimisation, scalability, and resilience across platforms. Leading complex technical initiatives across multiple feature teams. … Partnering closely with front-office stakeholders to deliver impactful trading technology. What We're Looking For Deep expertise in Java with proven experience in ultra-low-latency, high-performance systems . Strong background in electronic trading (ideally eFX) with pricing engines, algos, or order management systems. Skilled in multi-threading, GC tuning, TCP/ More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent, Work From Home
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Ultra-Low Latency
10th Percentile
£67,500
25th Percentile
£73,438
Median
£172,500
75th Percentile
£225,000
90th Percentile
£230,000