Backend Software Engineer C# Trading Platform
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
£ 120,000 / year
Full Time
10-02-2025
Job Specifications
Backend Software Engineer / Developer (C# Real Time Trading Platform) London / WFH to £120k+
Do you have a first class education combined with real-time distributed systems C# development experience?
You could be progressing your career at a small, cutting edge Hedge Fund with £2 billion under management.
As a Backend Software Engineer you'll join a small team that are re-engineering a quant calculation and modelling platform to a real-time distributed system running in the cloud to ensure instant availability of results after the initial data is ingested. You'll be building systems from the ground up, collaborating with Quants to capture and implement requirements, primarily using C# .Net.
This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in an environment where you're contributions are recognised and rewarded; you'll be working with and learning from a team of highly skilled technologists and finance entrepreneurs.
Location / WFH Policy:
You'll join be based in new London based offices with flexibility to work from home twice a week.
About you:
You must have achieved a 2.1 or above in Computer Science from a top tier university (Russel Group, Oxbridge)
You have experience of building real-time, distributed systems
You have strong C# backend development experience
You're collaborative with full software development lifecycle experience
What's in it for you:
Up to £120k + bonus
Pension (8% non-contributory)
Private Medical Insurance
Life Assurance
Training and career development opportunities
Work from Home (x3 days in London office per week)
Company retreats such as Winter skiing trips and Summer weekends away
Apply now to find out more about this Backend Software Engineer / Developer (C# Real Time Trading Platform) opportunity.
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About the Company
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