Director – Credit eTrading – Java/Python

Senior Credit Systematic Trading Developer

London | Hybrid

We’re partnering with a global financial institution that is expanding its front-office engineering team and looking for a Senior Credit Systematic Trading Developer to help build the next generation of electronic trading technology. This is a highly visible role where you’ll work directly with traders and quantitative teams to design, build and optimise a business-critical trading platform.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and developing high-performance trading systems for global credit markets.

• Building pricing, risk and P&L services used by front-office trading teams.

• Developing FIX connectivity to electronic trading venues.

• Creating real-time market data and analytics applications.

• Working closely with traders and quants to deliver new features from concept through to production.

• Driving engineering best practices across performance, scalability and reliability.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong commercial experience with Java and Python.

• A background building electronic or systematic trading platforms.

• Experience with distributed systems, concurrent programming and event-driven architectures.

• Knowledge of FIX protocol and electronic market connectivity.

• Experience with technologies such as Kafka, KDB+, PostgreSQL, Docker and Kubernetes is highly desirable.

• Front-end experience with React or TypeScript is a bonus.

You’ll be a great fit if you have:

• Experience working within credit, fixed income or electronic trading environments.

• Strong understanding of high-performance, low-latency system design.

• Experience productionising quantitative models or analytics.

• A collaborative approach and the ability to work closely with front-office stakeholders.

Why apply?

• Play a key role in building a next-generation front-office trading platform.

• Work on complex, high-impact engineering challenges with direct business visibility.

• Significant ownership and influence over technical direction.

• Competitive compensation and long-term career progression within a global organisation.