At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and enhance a cutting-edge trading execution platform in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join a leading trading firm with a focus on innovation and performance.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, strong bonuses, and flexible working arrangements in London.
- Other info: Opportunity for ownership and growth in a fast-paced, high-performing team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on trading outcomes while collaborating with top-tier professionals.
- Qualifications: Strong Java skills and experience in high-performance systems; STEM degree preferred.
The predicted salary is between 120000 - 160000 £ per year.
This is a hands-on Java engineering role sitting close to the trading desk, focused on the evolution of a proprietary execution platform used in live markets. The work is visible, commercially relevant, and directly tied to trading performance. You will own key components of the execution stack and play a central role in improving how orders interact with the market.
What You Will Be Doing
- Owning and developing core parts of an in-house trading and execution platform, with a focus on performance and reliability.
- Partnering with trading and research teams to improve execution quality and refine algorithmic behaviour.
- Integrating and onboarding new brokers, as well as enhancing existing connectivity and workflows.
- Building and maintaining tools that analyse execution performance and trading costs.
- Contributing to broader platform design, including scalability and system architecture decisions.
- Supporting production systems, including involvement in a rota once up to speed.
What You Bring
- Strong Java engineering background, with solid experience building high-performance systems.
- Exposure to electronic trading environments, ideally with a focus on execution.
- Understanding of any cash markets trading business or similar liquid asset classes.
- Experience working in a bank, trading firm, or buy-side environment.
- Comfortable working closely with traders, researchers, and operational teams.
- STEM degree and a track record of delivering robust, production-quality code.
Benefits
£120,000-£160,000 base salary with a strong discretionary bonus. Flexible working in London and close collaboration with trading and execution teams. Real ownership, direct impact on trading outcomes, and exposure to a mature, high-performing platform.
Java Software Engineer - Systematic Trading in London employer: Vertus Partners
As a Java Software Engineer in Systematic Trading, you will thrive in a dynamic and innovative environment that values your contributions and expertise. With a competitive salary and strong discretionary bonuses, our London-based team offers flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to work closely with trading and execution teams, ensuring your work has a direct impact on trading outcomes. We foster a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, providing you with real ownership of projects and the chance to enhance your skills in a high-performing platform.
