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Quantitative Developer - 3 + Years HFT Experience

Queueco is a financial technology company specializing in high-frequency trading systems.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
11 - 50 Employees
3+ years of experience
Finance
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Description For Quantitative Developer - 3 + Years HFT Experience

Queueco is seeking an experienced quantitative developer with 3+ years of experience in the High-Frequency Trading (HFT) industry. This role focuses on designing and improving the firm's end-to-end trading stack to enhance competitiveness and profitability. As part of a small development team, you'll be responsible for the entire trading infrastructure, from low latency trading engines to market data distribution platforms. The position requires expertise in Java/C++ development, system optimization, and Linux profiling. You'll work directly with traders and researchers, enabling quick responses to market changes. The role demands strong technical skills in low latency applications, performance optimization, and system architecture. The company offers competitive compensation, health benefits, and professional development opportunities. This is an on-site position in central London, offering a collaborative environment where developers own their code and can rapidly iterate on trading software improvements.

Last updated 2 months ago

Responsibilities For Quantitative Developer - 3 + Years HFT Experience

  • Develop low latency trading engine and strategy runtime
  • Develop market data distribution platform (internal binary protocols)
  • Develop and maintain exchange API connectivity and robust exchange connectors
  • Full automation around deployment and monitoring of a 24/7 trading system
  • Continuous profiling of trading system and strategy latency
  • Understand and reverse engineer exchange architectures

Requirements For Quantitative Developer - 3 + Years HFT Experience

Java
  • Experience writing low latency Java / C++ applications and architectures. HFT industry preferred
  • Ability to get the best performance out of application and networking stack of on-premise and cloud environment
  • Ability to benchmark, profile and trace full applications on Linux
  • Ability to find and resolve latency and throughput bottlenecks
  • Excited to pick up new skills to solve difficult problems (examples: eBPF, XDP, Intel PT)

Benefits For Quantitative Developer - 3 + Years HFT Experience

Medical Insurance
Education Budget
  • Competitive base salary
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Private health insurance
  • Pension scheme contributions
  • Free Friday lunches, drinks and snacks
  • Conference budget
  • Central London office

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