Quantitative Developer - Java | kdb - contract
Posted 2 weeks ago by Korn Ferry
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The role of Senior Quantitative Developer involves designing, developing, and optimizing low-latency trading systems for a leading global investment bank's electronic FX technology team. The position requires collaboration with quantitative analysts and focuses on enhancing trading models and frameworks. The developer will also conduct performance analysis and contribute to the overall reliability of the trading platform. This is a hybrid role with an initial 12-month contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build low-latency, event-driven trading systems for FX markets
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts to integrate and optimise trading models
- Develop and enhance capabilities across pricing, execution, and back-testing frameworks
- Conduct latency and performance analysis, driving continuous optimisation
- Build analytics and monitoring tools to assess system and model performance
- Contribute to the scalability, resilience, and reliability of the core trading platform
- Work in an agile delivery environment with frequent releases to production
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in electronic trading systems, ideally within FX
- Proven track record building low-latency, high-throughput applications
- Advanced Java development skills, including performance optimisation (low GC, lock-free techniques)
- Experience with Real Time messaging frameworks/protocols (eg Aeron, Kafka, FIX, ITCH, OUCH)
- Familiarity with time-series data platforms, preferably KDB
- Solid understanding of modern software engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, agile)
- Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams and contribute to technical documentation
Salary (Rate): £800/day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Location: London, UK (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)
Contract: Initial 12-month contract
Rate: Up to £800/day (Inside IR35)
We are seeking a Senior Quantitative Developer to join a high-performing electronic FX (eFX) technology team within a leading global investment bank. This role focuses on the design, development, and optimisation of low-latency trading systems that support automated pricing, execution, and quantitative trading strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build low-latency, event-driven trading systems for FX markets
- Collaborate with quantitative analysts to integrate and optimise trading models
- Develop and enhance capabilities across pricing, execution, and back-testing frameworks
- Conduct latency and performance analysis, driving continuous optimisation
- Build analytics and monitoring tools to assess system and model performance
- Contribute to the scalability, resilience, and reliability of the core trading platform
- Work in an agile delivery environment with frequent releases to production
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in electronic trading systems, ideally within FX
- Proven track record building low-latency, high-throughput applications
- Advanced Java development skills, including performance optimisation (low GC, lock-free techniques)
- Experience with Real Time messaging frameworks/protocols (eg Aeron, Kafka, FIX, ITCH, OUCH)
- Familiarity with time-series data platforms, preferably KDB
- Solid understanding of modern software engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, agile)
- Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams and contribute to technical documentation