Python Developer - Electronic Trading

2d2 days ago

Talan

London, GB · Full-time · £80,000 – £110,000

About this role

As part of its ambition to become a leading contributor in the European ETF market, our client is investing significantly in its ETF Market Making platform. This role focuses on designing and delivering a next-generation electronic trading platform with strong emphasis on Automated Market Making and client RFQ pricing. The platform supports global trading across Europe, the US, and Emerging Markets.

You will act as a hands-on developer within the Front Office trading environment, driving the build and enhancement of critical ETF trading components. Day-to-day work involves designing core components for performance and low latency, and implementing enhancements to AMM and RFQ workflows. You will contribute to the end-to-end build and deployment of features across multiple regions.

Working closely with traders and quants, you will capture requirements and rapidly deliver solutions in short development cycles. The environment is complex and fast-paced, requiring strong analytical skills and an ownership culture. You will also participate in the architecture and design of distributed systems, ensuring robustness and extensibility.

You will contribute to the scalability and industrialisation of the platform for future asset classes or regions. This role offers the chance to develop long-term expertise to enable future trading and technology initiatives. Additionally, you will drive automation and optimisation across the development lifecycle.

Requirements

Strong experience in Front Office trading system development, ideally within electronic trading or market making environments.
Advanced proficiency in Python and strong SQL/data handling skills.
Solid understanding of client-server and distributed architectures.
Experience working in Linux/Windows environments.
Proven ability to design and build production-grade systems, not just maintain them.
Knowledge of ETF products, RFQ workflows, or pricing systems (desirable).
Degree from a top university in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (preferred).

Responsibilities

Design and develop core components of the ETF electronic trading platform, focusing on performance, scalability, and low latency.
Implement enhancements to AMM and RFQ pricing workflows to improve automation and client responsiveness.
Contribute to the end-to-end build and deployment of features across EU, US, and Global/Emerging Markets.
Analyse existing ETF trading workflows and translate them into improved system designs.
Lead the design and development of the new ETF Blotter within the Edge Board platform.
Build clean, efficient, and maintainable data flows between trading systems (ETF Portal, pricing engines, booking systems).
Work closely with traders and quants to capture requirements and rapidly deliver solutions in short development cycles.