Senior Trading Systems Engineer

20784
  • 70,000 - 100,000
  • London, , United Kingdom
  • Permanent
  • Software Engineering

Join a leading trading firm transforming institutional access to digital assets.

 

This is the perfect fit for someone who has a background in Crypto or Trad-Fi and they will primarily develop in Go, with integration services written in Python, deployed on AWS.

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and implement cutting-edge trading platform components in Go and Python.
  • Collaborate with trading and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Prototype, create, and deploy innovative tools and features to enhance trading capabilities.
  • Maintain and improve existing codebases, ensuring robustness, scalability, and performance.
  • Optimise platform performance through efficient coding and proactive resource management.
  • Implement comprehensive monitoring solutions to identify and resolve unexpected system behaviour or failures.
  • Produce clean, maintainable, and well-documented code that adheres to industry best practices.
  • Support the continuous improvement of the development process and technical infrastructure.
  • Perform other related duties as required in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

 

 

Essential Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree graded 2:1 (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field.
  • Proven experience in application delivery, preferably with a focus on financial systems or trading platforms.
  • Strong programming expertise in any object-oriented language (e.g., C++, Java) with a focus on Go and Python.
  • Proficiency in Python with a solid understanding of design patterns and best practices.
  • Experience in developing scalable and high-performance systems.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a proactive mindset.
  • Solid understanding of Linux and shell scripting.

 

 

Why Join?

Fast-growing FinTech with a start-up vibe & global reach

Cutting-edge technology & impactful problem-solving

Diverse, client-focused team environment

This role is 5 days a week in office.

 

Contact Ciara Clarke at Harrington Starr for a confidential discussion on this role.

Ciara Clarke Principal Consultant

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