14 hours ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, low-latency electronic execution systems.
- Build and enhance algorithmic trading, smart order routing, dark pool, internalization, connectivity, and market data capabilities.
- Partner with traders, quantitative researchers, clients, and product teams to translate needs into execution improvements, liquidity sources, and DMA features.
- Improve testing frameworks, development tools, environments, and platform reliability through automated testing and quality engineering.
- Build common solutions for trading-platform monitoring, trade reconciliation, application recovery, and related support functions.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, production support, QA, and globally distributed technology teams while contributing to CI/CD and Agile delivery practices.
Requirements
- Strong technical knowledge and expertise in low-latency Java and Rust development.
- Prior experience developing electronic trading platforms in a global financial institution or equivalent environment.
- Strong understanding of automated testing techniques and quality engineering practices.
- Knowledge of low-latency system design, performance optimization, concurrency, and high-throughput architecture.
- Understanding of regional exchange microstructure and regulatory regimes.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, meet deadlines, and communicate complex concepts in a multicultural, cross-regional environment.
- Bachelor’s degree or university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- C++ knowledge is advantageous, and prior experience managing small teams is a plus.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model with up to 2 days working from home per week.
- 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Discretionary annual performance-related bonus.
- Private medical care and life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program, pension plan, and paid parental leave.
- Employee discounts, learning and development resources, and a business-casual workplace.
About Citi
Citi is a public financial-services company offering consumer and institutional banking, credit cards, wealth management, treasury and trade solutions, and capital-markets services. It serves individuals, corporations, financial institutions, and governments in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions, earning interest and fee income from lending, payments, trading, and advisory. Founded in 1812 and headquartered in New York, it trades on the NYSE under the ticker C.