Front Office Software Engineer

CMC Markets Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online trading platform in Greater London is seeking a Front Office Software Engineer to design and build low-latency pricing and risk systems. You will closely collaborate with traders and front-office teams while mentoring other engineers. The ideal candidate has strong Java experience and a solid understanding of financial concepts, aiming for technical excellence in a fast-paced trading environment. This role is tied to mission-critical systems that significantly impact market operations.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Java (J2SE).
• Proven experience developing low-latency systems.
• Experience building large-scale, high-performance systems.
• Solid understanding of financial concepts & maths.

Responsibilities

• Design and build low-latency pricing & risk systems.
• Work closely with traders, quants and front-office teams.
• Take ownership of architecture and mentor other engineers.
• Solve complex problems in a fast-paced trading environment.

Skills

Java (J2SE)

Low-latency systems

High-performance systems

Financial concepts

Clean design

Testing

Technical excellence

Trading systems experience

Job description

Front Office Software Engineer page is loaded## Front Office Software Engineerlocations: Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: CMC5086CMC Markets is a global leader in online trading, executing **65M+ trades annually** across Europe, APAC and North America. Our technology powers real-time trading across Equities, FX, Commodities and Indices—all from a single, high-performance platform.We are hiring a Senior Java Developer to join our Front Office Pricing & Risk team, working on a low-latency, high-frequency trading platform at the core of our market-making business.**What you’ll do*** Design and build low-latency pricing & risk systems* Work closely with traders, quants and front-office teams* Take ownership of architecture and mentor other engineers* Solve complex problems in a fast-paced trading environment**What you bring*** Strong commercial experience with Java (J2SE)* Proven experience developing low-latency systems* Experience building large-scale, high-performance systems* Solid understanding of financial concepts & maths* Passion for clean design, testing and technical excellence* Trading systems experience a plus* Mission-critical systems with real market impact* Direct exposure to front-office trading* A culture that values ownership, innovation and engineering excellenceCMC Markets is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.CMC Markets is one of the world’s first ever fin-tech companies and was launched in 1989 to break down the barriers of financial trading and make trading accessible to everyone.Our mission is to use our award-winning, Next Generation trading platform and unparalleled client service to empower millions of people to have the best trading experience out there. Our clients can trade on thousands of instruments using the best technology, supported by sophisticated charting, competitive pricing and automated execution. We're trusted by investors globally, but also by banks, brokers, funds and trading desks though our top-tier liquidity institutional offering, enabling these businesses to expand into new markets and increase revenue potential. We were recently listed on the FTSE250, and our business continues to go from strength to strength as we continue to invest in our technology and our people.