London | Hybrid (3 days onsite) Top-tier Investment Bank (Global Markets) £160k-£100k base + bonus + benefits
Build the engine behind a $trillions-per-day market
This isn't another Back End Java role.
This is about sitting on the critical path of FX pricing, where microseconds matter, decisions are Real Time, and your code directly impacts global trading performance.
You'll be working inside one of the largest FX franchises in the world, engineering ultra-low latency pricing systems used by traders, quants, and clients across every major currency pair.
What makes this role different
* True low latency engineering - not just "event-driven" on paper
* Front Office exposure - direct interaction with traders & quants
* High-impact systems - pricing engines, market data, execution flows
* Modernisation at scale - re-architecting Legacy into high-performance, distributed systems
* Hands-on at SVP level - still coding, still solving hard problems
The work
You'll lead from the front-both technically and strategically:
1. Design and build ultra-low latency FX pricing systems
2. Optimise performance across JVM, CPU, memory, and network layers
3. Work closely with trading desks & qu...