Structured and Exchange-Traded Product Market-Making Developer - VP
Marks & Spencer Group plc1 day ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Build and enhance algorithmic trading strategies and trading engines using core Java.
- Develop, deploy, and support analytical tools and scalable trading infrastructure.
- Improve the technical and execution performance of high-volume, low-latency trading systems.
- Generate and analyze trading signals and data.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle from requirements through design, development, and deployment.
- Work directly with trading, quant, IT, and technology product teams to advance supported platforms and businesses.
- Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into well-designed, engineered solutions.
- Guide junior staff and initiatives and manage multiple functions as needed.
- Communicate with product leads about improvements to current and future technology solutions.
Requirements
- Advanced Core Java knowledge, including Java 21 or later, in on-premises UNIX/Linux environments.
- Experience developing automated trading systems, ideally for market-making and hedging in liquid markets.
- Strong analytical, logical problem-solving, and software engineering abilities.
- Ability to work effectively across trading, quant, IT, and technology teams.
- User-level experience with Git/Stash and Jenkins; configuration and administration are rarely required.
- Experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit.
- Good Linux fundamentals and strong communication skills.
- Interest in learning the businesses supported by the applications.
- Desired experience with reactive programming frameworks and techniques, FIX protocol, KDB/q time-series analysis, TypeScript, Angular, and low-latency publish/subscribe messaging middleware.
- Desired familiarity with financial products, especially equity derivatives.
- Desired experience with frontier agentic AI products such as Claude Code and Sourcegraph AMP.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements are available.
- Morgan Stanley offers employee and family benefits and perks, with details described as comprehensive and competitive.
- The company supports career mobility and opportunities to move across the business.
- Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
Tech Stack
Categories
About Marks & Spencer Group plc
Marks & Spencer Group plc is a British retailer selling clothing, home goods, and food to consumers through stores and ecommerce, with a focus on own-brand products. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, was founded in 1884, and is headquartered in London. In the UK, its online grocery offering runs via Ocado Retail, a joint venture in which M&S holds a significant stake.