Senior Electronic Trading Engineer

Project description

Client is establishing a next-generation electronic trading and market-making platform across assets classes – Rates, Credit, and FX , with capabilities spanning in-house pricing, real-time distribution, and straight-through processing (STP). We are seeking a Senior Electronic Trading Engineer to design and build low-latency, event-driven trading systems that integrate market data, pricing libraries, and execution venues, enabling real-time streaming, execution, and risk-aware trade processing. This is a front-office technology role, working closely with traders, quants, and platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Key Accountabilities

• Platform Engineering & Architecture

• Design and implement high-performance, low-latency trading applications

Build event-driven architecture supporting:

• Market data ingestion

• Pricing orchestration

• Real-time price streaming

• Develop systems capable of high throughput and deterministic latency performance

• Pricing & Quant Integration

• Integrate quantitative pricing libraries into real-time trading flows

Work with quant teams to:

• Productionize pricing models

• Optimize models for latency-sensitive environments

• Implement pricing services / APIs consumable by distribution channels

• Market Data & Distribution

• Integrate with market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv)

Build low-latency market data handlers for:

• Tick processing

• Normalization

• Internal distribution

• Enable real-time price streaming to external/internal clients

• Execution & Venue Connectivity

Implement connectivity to:

• Trading venues (ECNs, MTFs, dealers)

• Internal/external liquidity sources

Develop:

• Order routing logic

• Execution workflows (RFQ, streaming, DMA)

• Support low-latency order lifecycle management

• STP & Trade Processing

Ensure integration with:

• Trade capture systems (e.g., Murex)

• Risk and downstream processing platforms

Build real-time STP pipelines ensuring:

• Accuracy

• Resilience

• Auditability

• Performance Optimization

Continuously optimize:

• Latency

• Throughput

• Resource utilization

Apply advanced techniques:

• Concurrency / multithreading

• Memory optimization

• Network tuning

• Ensure systems meet strict latency SLAs typical of trading environments

• Collaboration & Delivery

Work closely with:

• Front Office (trading, sales)

• Quantitative research teams

• Infrastructure and production support

• Participate in Full SDLC (design → build → test → deploy → support)

• Contribute to architecture decisions and platform evolution

Skills

• Must have

• 10+ years exp in capital markets technology

• Minimum 7+ years exp in electronic trading platform development

• Experience in: Cross-asset trading platforms, Pricing frameworks (FX, Rates, Credit derivatives)

• Knowledge of: Cloud-native deployment (AWS / Azure), Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Exposure to: Smart Order Routing / algorithmic execution

• Scripting languages: Python (for integration / tooling)

• Strong programming expertise in C# (preferred for latency-critical components), Python.

• Deep understanding of: Multithreading, concurrency, and event-driven systems, Low-latency system design and optimization.

• Experience with: Messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Solace, JMS), REST / WebSocket APIs for real-time streaming, Strong Linux/Unix development environment experience

Trading / Capital Markets Experience:

• Strong knowledge of: Electronic trading workflows (RFQ, streaming, execution).

• Market microstructure across FX / Rates / Credit

• Experience building: Front-office trading or pricing systems, Venue/exchange connectivity (FIX protocol preferred)

Integration Expertise:

• Proven experience integrating: Market data feeds, Pricing libraries / quant models, Trade booking systems (e.g., Murex or similar platforms)

• Understanding of: Trade lifecycle, STP and post-trade flows

• System Design & Performance

• Experience designing: Distributed, scalable, low-latency architectures

• Knowledge of: Data structures & algorithm optimization, High-throughput systems

• Nice to have

• NA

• Other

• Languages

• English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority

• Senior

• Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Req. VR-124750

• Other Vendor specific (Quantum, Coremont etc.)

• BCM Industry

• 27/08/2026

• Req. VR-124750