This is a highly hands-on position-around 90% coding-building Java and Rust event-sourcing frameworks that support algorithmic trading platforms across the bank.
The technology operates at serious scale, with response times in the 10-100 microsecond range.
We're looking for experience in:
* Modern Java and JVM performance optimisation
* Low-latency algorithmic trading systems
* Market data and back-testing/simulation tools
* Linux internals, system calls and kernel tuning
* TCP/IP and kernel-bypass technologies
* Event-driven or event-sourcing microservices
* Performance analysis and targeted optimisation
Experience with KDB, Rust or C++ would be highly advantageous.
📍 London - hybrid working, with up to two days from home
💷 £Excellent basic plus strong bonus potential
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who remains passionate about hands-on engineering while also enjoying technical leadership and mentoring others.
Please message me directly or email dfisher@mcgregor-boyall.com for a confidential discussion.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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