Senior Software Engineer, Core Prime Brokerage
Digital Assets Prime Brokerage (Fintech)
Office in London, UK (Remote flexible)
A global fintech is currently seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer to join their team and play a crucial role in building the firm's real-time event processing system (i.e., clearing sub-ledger).
Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain the core infrastructure and systems for our prime brokerage platform, including trade execution, position management, risk monitoring, and reporting modules.
* Build robust systems for managing the entire trade lifecycle, from order routing and execution to settlement and reconciliation.
* Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system components for maximum throughput, low latency, and high reliability.
* Be a thoughtful technical voice and support your team in making diligent and sound architectural decisions, upholding the highest bar for quality.
* Maintain adherence to SLAs/SLOs.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* At least 8 years of experience in software development/engineering.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
* Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, or Python.
* Familiarity with industry-standard technologies and protocols, including FIX protocol, market data feeds, and order management systems.
* Experience in building and managing distributed systems and high-throughput services.
* Background in real-time transaction processing within trading, risk management, or web 2.0 companies (large-scale transaction/event-processing systems: trading systems, risk management systems, pricing systems).
* Grit, drive, and a strong feeling of ownership coupled with collaboration and leadership.
* Intuitive, focused, driven, organized, factual, and productive; able to break through communication issues and effectively develop relationships with stakeholders across the firm.
* Nice to have: Previous experience at a fast-paced, high growth stage company.
* Nice to have: Experience with digital assets.
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