Algorithmic Trading Development Lead

Location United Kingdom
Discipline: Financial Technology
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Lewis Piper

Contact email: lewis.piper@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 2756
Published: about 2 months ago
Our client, is a leading prop trading firm, driven by data and technology. They act as a market maker, using their own capital to trade on global stock and derivatives exchanges. By leveraging a large network of interdealer brokers and the latest advancements in electronic trading technology, they add liquidity to the financial markets specialized in cash equity and derivatives.

Your role

Our client is looking for an industry expert to lead the team of engineers building out their algorithmic trading software stack. This stack comprises the trading and pricing algorithms, middleware, exchange-connectivity, GUI to control the stack, and tooling used in their innovation cycle.

Job requirements
  • Software engineer with 7+ years’ experience within the trading industry
  • Expert C++, database, systems and networking skills
  • Track record of increasingly significant impact
  • 2+ years of (technical) leadership experience
  • Strong appreciation for the need to keep things simple
  • Insatiable drive to understand everything
  • Team player who enjoys sharing knowledge and helping others thrive