Negotiable
Outside
Remote
London, UK
Summary: The role of Expert .NET Developer focuses on modernizing and enhancing cross-asset trading systems for a leading investment bank. It requires a hands-on expert with strong skills in low-level C# and SQL Server, particularly in financial environments. The position offers remote work with occasional travel to London and emphasizes tackling complex, real-time data-driven applications. This is a tech-heavy role that prioritizes performance, reliability, and scalability over business knowledge.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET Core).
- Redesigning and refactoring high-activity tables to improve performance and maintainability.
- Developing frameworks and tooling for Real Time monitoring of trading systems.
- Modernising and upgrading Legacy codebases, driving best practices in .NET development.
Key Skills:
- Expert .NET Developer: Deep knowledge.
- SQL Server Proficiency: Strong fundamentals in querying, table design, and ETL processing large datasets (performance tuning not required).
- ADO.NET Expertise: Familiarity with EntityFramework or other ORMs is a plus, but not essential.
- Async & Multithreading Mastery: Experience in Real Time, data-driven applications.
- Design and build scalable, high-performance Back End services using .NET.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Attention to Detail: Ability to spot rare, critical issues before they reach production.
- Previous experience in the finance industry, ideally in trading systems.
Salary (Rate): £750/day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Expert .NET Developer - Cross Asset Trading System
Location: Very Flexible. Can offer Remote with occasional travel to London City offices
Contract: 12 months
Rate: Up to £750/day (OUTSIDE IR35)
About the Role:
We are partnering with a leading investment bank on an ambitious programme to modernise and enhance their cross-asset trading systems. This is a technically challenging, hands-on role, ideal for an expert .NET developer with a strong SQL Server background and experience working in financial environments.
Please note, you MUST have very strong low level C#, able to work through complex multithreaed performance issues. Good understanding of multi-threading, garbage collection, concurrency, the CLR is very important for this role.
You will be joining a highly skilled team focused on performance, reliability, and scalability, tackling complex issues in Real Time, data-driven applications. This is purely a tech-heavy role-business knowledge is helpful but not required.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET Core).
- Redesigning and refactoring high-activity tables to improve performance and maintainability
- Developing frameworks and tooling for Real Time monitoring of trading systems
- Modernising and upgrading Legacy codebases, driving best practices in .NET development
What We're Looking For:
- Expert .NET Developer: Deep knowledge
- SQL Server Proficiency: Strong fundamentals in querying, table design, and ETL processing large datasets (performance tuning not required)
- ADO.NET Expertise: Familiarity with EntityFramework or other ORMs is a plus, but not essential
- Async & Multithreading Mastery: Experience in Real Time, data-driven applications
- Design and build scalable, high-performance Back End services using .NET.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Attention to Detail: Ability to spot rare, critical issues before they reach production
- Previous experience in the finance industry, ideally in trading systems
Why This Role Is Exciting:
- Work remotely while tackling cutting-edge technical challenges
- Collaborate with a high-performing team on a strategic, high-impact programme
- Influence system design, architecture, and long-term performance improvements
- Competitive daily rates up to £750
If you're a highly skilled .NET developer who thrives in challenging, high-stakes environments and loves working with complex, Real Time systems, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact.