Senior Software Engineer, Quant trading – Python, Java, C++
Quant Capital · London, United Kingdom ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Category
- Software engineering
- Experience
- 5+ years
Overview
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and deliver robust systems enabling 24/7 global crypto trading. You will work with traders and researchers to translate requirements into scalable software across trading, connectivity, and monitoring domains. You’ll contribute to a high-performance tech stack that supports multiple exchanges and regions, shaping the infrastructure that underpins systematic market-making in digital assets. This role blends hands-on development with cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, crypto-focused environment.
Responsibilities- Collaborate with the cryptoassets team to sustain high-quality systems for global trading operations
- Architect and implement software for trading systems, exchange connectivity, and monitoring
- Use Python or Java to execute development tasks
- Perform unit, functional, and integration testing to ensure reliability and performance
- Handle legacy and new development projects
- Foster collaboration among traders, researchers, and engineers
- High-performance, mission-critical application design and development experience
- 5+ years of Python; experience with Java and/or C++
- Experience with network communication (multicast, WebSockets)
- Proficiency in inter-process messaging, microservice architectures, and API design
- Familiarity with Functional Programming and Immutable Design
- Trading systems experience is desirable but not required
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem-solving mindset
- Python (5+ years)
- Java
- C++