eTrading Engineer - Rates - Robert Walters : Job Details

As an E-Trading Engineer, for an international trading team within a well-renowned financial services organisation, your primary role will be to deliver on the eTrading rates platform. You will design & develop new features from scratch, as well as improve existing ones.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize algorithmic and execution strategies for Rates products

• Build robust low-latency Java systems and trading infrastructure

• Collaborate with traders, quants, and technologists to translate ideas into production-ready solutions

• Monitor and refine strategy performance, making real-time adjustments when required

• Conduct research into trading opportunities, market inefficiencies, and performance improvements

• Drive continuous improvement of platform resilience, usability, and efficiency

• Develop and maintain relationships with trading venues and liquidity providers

• Contribute to overall electronic trading architecture and infrastructure

• Engage directly with user feedback to improve systems and strategies

• Strong Java development skills, ideally in low-latency/high-performance systems

• Solid understanding of systems design, market microstructure, and electronic execution

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related quantitative field

• Direct exposure to Rates or Fixed Income markets (cash and/or derivatives)

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills

• Collaborative, adaptable, and able to work under pressure with a high sense of ownership

• Experience with multiple asset classes beyond Rates (FX, futures, options, equities)

• Knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms, or KDB/time-series databases

• Familiarity with risk management, market-making, or financial regulations (e.g., MiFID II)

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