Application / software engineer - fund

Oxford Knight
London

Summary

Application Engineer or Software Engineer, with deep proficiency in both C++ and Java, to work within the Equities Engineering team at one of the top hedge funds in the world. The specific team is called 'Portfolio Management Risk Trading' - the engineer will design the applications that enable hundreds of equities investment professionals to move from research to execution by submitting trades, managing their risk, and understanding their portfolios.

In this role, you will:

  • Be responsible for developing trading and risk systems, integrating of models/analytics, scenarios, and trades/positions into the system.
  • Directly engage with business, product, and engineering leads to deliver modern, high-quality, extensible software systems. Collaborate with infrastructure and network teams to ensure optimal system performance.
  • Architect, design, and develop features to improve the overall performance of our portfolio management and risk trading systems.

Hard Requirements

  • 3-10 years of C++ & Java programming experience (both required at highly proficient level)
  • Strong understanding of application architecture and object-orientated design patterns
  • BSc / MSc / ideally PhD Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Mathematics

Desirable

  • Commitment to excellence, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills
  • Motivation to work hard in a collaborative team environment that closely partners with other technology teams, product managers, and the business

Benefits

  • Top of the market salary package
  • State-of-the-art technologies & opportunities to work on highly complex problems

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact

If you think you're a good match for the role and would like further info, please contact:

Ali Wilson

[email protected]

(+44) 07412908641

linkedin.com/in/alexander-wilson-050


Posted 2025-08-21

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