At a Glance
- Tasks: Own and evolve a low-latency messaging platform for real-time trading systems.
- Company: Join a vibrant team in a top-tier investment banking environment.
- Benefits: Hybrid working model, significant impact on trading platforms, and opportunities for autonomy.
- Other info: Collaborate closely with developers and front-office stakeholders in London.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in a high-pressure, fast-paced trading environment.
- Qualifications: Strong experience with Solace PubSub+ and knowledge of low-latency environments.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Solace Middleware Engineer
We are seeking a Senior Solace Middleware Engineer for a dynamic role within a front‑office trading technology team, focusing on FX and Fixed Income environments.
This position involves hands‑on engineering responsibilities, owning and evolving a low‑latency messaging platform that is crucial for real‑time trading systems.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage Solace Pub Sub+ infrastructure in a production trading environment.
- Design and implement low‑latency messaging patterns, such as pub/sub, guaranteed messaging, and request‑reply.
- Tune and optimise messaging performance, latency, and throughput.
- Integrate trading applications into the messaging layer.
- Troubleshoot real‑time messaging and latency issues impacting trading flows.
- Support market data and trade execution systems.
- Manage capacity planning, high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR), and scalability of the platform.
- Collaborate closely with developers and front‑office stakeholders.
Essential Skills
- Strong hands‑on experience with Solace Pub Sub+.
- Background in low‑latency or real‑time environments, ideally in front‑office trading.
- Experience with electronic trading systems, such as FX or Fixed Income.
- Strong understanding of messaging patterns, including pub/sub, multicast, and guaranteed messaging.
- Solid Linux/Unix and networking fundamentals.
- Proven ability to diagnose and resolve performance and latency issues.
- Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with market data systems or trading workflows.
- Exposure to middleware technologies like Tibco, MQ, or similar.
- Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Geneos or Corvil.
- Familiarity with FIX protocol or trading connectivity.
- Scripting skills in Python or Shell.
Why Work Here?
Join a vibrant team within a top‑tier investment banking environment, offering a hybrid working model based in London.
This role provides the opportunity to make a significant impact within a mission‑critical trading platform, with the added flexibility of on‑call/out‑of‑hours support.
Work Environment
This role is based in London with a hybrid working model.
The work involves a high‑pressure, real‑time environment where performance and speed are paramount.
The position requires close collaboration with engineering and trading stakeholders, with opportunities for autonomy and ownership in mission‑critical tasks.
- Location
- London, UK
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